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General English Literature at Stony Brook University

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General English Literature at Stony Brook University

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

SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and approximately 26,782 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

SUNY Stony Brook General English Literature Degrees Available

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

SUNY Stony Brook General English Literature Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in English, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at SUNY Stony Brook

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

SUNY Stony Brook General English Literature Master’s Program

83% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 12 students who graduated with a master’s in English from SUNY Stony Brook in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

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Of the students who received a English master's degree from SUNY Stony Brook, 58% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the English master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stony Brook University 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 2
White 7
International Students 0
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 NY, the home state for Stony Brook University.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers 74,830 $85,300
English Language and Literature Professors 7,700 $92,170

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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