Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

English Language & Literature at Rhode Island College

English Language & Literature at Rhode Island College

If you are interested in studying english language & literature, you may want to check out the program at Rhode Island College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 7,072 students attend the school each year.

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

RIC English Language & Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature
  • Master’s Degree in English Language & Literature

RIC English Language & Literature Rankings

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at RIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language & literature majors at Rhode Island College.

RIC English Language & Literature Master’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of english language & literature master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in english language & literature each year. RIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 22% more men than average.

undefined

In the english language & literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Rhode Island College with a master's in english language & literature.

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

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

English Language & Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rhode Island College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature 5
Writing Studies 1

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language & literature can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for Rhode Island College.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI
High School Teachers 4,410 $71,440
English Language and Literature Professors 330 $93,470
Technical Writers 290 $67,200
Editors 200 $66,900
Writers and Authors 180 $63,820

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.

Find Graduate Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited graduate schools across the U.S.