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General English Literature at Stanford University

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

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

Stanford General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Stanford General English Literature Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in English, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford General English Literature Master’s Program

78% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 9 English students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Stanford, about 22% were men and 78% were women.

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Of the students who received a English master's degree from Stanford, 67% 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 Stanford University with a master's in English.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers 112,960 $80,510
English Language and Literature Professors 6,470 $114,110

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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