English Language & Literature at Valdosta State University

What traits are you looking for in a English language and literature school? To help you decide if Valdosta State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's English language and literature program.

VSU is located in Valdosta, Georgia and approximately 12,304 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

VSU English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Online Classes Are Available at VSU

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? VSU offers distance education options for English language and literature at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

VSU English Language & Literature Rankings

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at VSU

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

VSU English Language & Literature Master’s Program

The English language and literature program at VSU awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in English language and literature each year. VSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a English language and literature master's degree from VSU, 86% 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 Valdosta State University with a master's in English language and literature.

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

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 Valdosta State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	7

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 GA, the home state for Valdosta State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
Editors	2,190	$61,330
Technical Writers	1,180	$75,170
English Language and Literature Professors	1,160	$71,190
Writers and Authors	960	$63,260

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 Jadvii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.