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General English Literature at Purdue University - Main Campus

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General English Literature at Purdue University - Main Campus

Every general English literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the English program at Purdue University - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and approximately 46,655 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 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.

Purdue General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in English
  • Doctorate Degree in English

Purdue General English Literature Rankings

There were 20 students who received their doctoral degrees in English, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue General English Literature Master’s Program

69% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The English program at Purdue awarded 16 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 31% of these degrees went to men with the other 69% going to women.

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Of the students who received a English master's degree from Purdue, 88% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation Jobs in IN Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers 19,690 $53,030

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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