English Language & Literature at Southern New Hampshire University

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

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and approximately 134,345 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 539 students received their master's degree in English language and literature.

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.

SNHU English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

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.

SNHU does offer online education options in English language and literature for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

SNHU English Language & Literature Rankings

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at SNHU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English language and literature majors at Southern New Hampshire University.

SNHU English Language & Literature Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 539 students earned a master's degree in English language and literature from SNHU. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men.

Of the students who received a English language and literature master's degree from SNHU, 69% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a master's in English language and literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	58
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	372
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	72

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 Southern New Hampshire University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	438
Writing Studies	238

Related Majors

• Visual & Performing Arts

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in English language and 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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
High School Teachers	5,130	$61,510
Editors	400	$57,750
Writers and Authors	340	$56,850
English Language and Literature Professors	310	$85,140
Technical Writers	180	$76,020

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 Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.