General English Literature at Old Dominion University

If you are interested in studying general English literature, you may want to check out the program at Old Dominion University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and has a total student population of 24,286. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received their master's degree in English.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General English Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Old Dominion General English Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in English

Online Classes Are Available at Old Dominion

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Old Dominion does offer online courses in English for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Old Dominion General English Literature Rankings

English Student Demographics at Old Dominion

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at Old Dominion University.

Old Dominion General English Literature Master’s Program

Of the 7 English students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Old Dominion, about 29% were men and 71% were women.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from Old Dominion, 57% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the English master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 29% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Old Dominion University with a master's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• English Literature (Other)
• Writing Studies

Careers That English Grads May Go Into

A degree in English can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Old Dominion University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers	26,830	$68,770
English Language and Literature Professors	2,320	$61,690

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By D’Ana Knowles under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.