General English Literature at Southern Connecticut State University

If you plan to study general English literature, take a look at what Southern Connecticut State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and approximately 9,331 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

SCSU General English Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in English

SCSU General English Literature Rankings

English Student Demographics at SCSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at Southern Connecticut State University.

SCSU General English Literature Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who earned a master's degree in General English Literature from SCSU in 2020-2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in English each year. SCSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from SCSU, 100% 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a master's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• 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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
High School Teachers	15,410	$76,980
English Language and Literature Professors	690	$84,330

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.