General English Literature at Buffalo State

Every general English literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the English program at Buffalo State stacks up to those at other schools.

Buffalo State is located in Buffalo, New York and approximately 8,339 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

Buffalo State General English Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in English

Buffalo State General English Literature Rankings

English Student Demographics at Buffalo State

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

Buffalo State General English Literature Master’s Program

Of the 6 English students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Buffalo State, about 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in English each year. Buffalo State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from Buffalo State, 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 Buffalo State with a master's in English.

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

Related Majors

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 Buffalo State.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Fortunate4now under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.