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General English Literature at Vanderbilt University

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General English Literature at Vanderbilt University

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

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and approximately 13,537 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 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.

Vanderbilt General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt General English Literature Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in English, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt General English Literature Master’s Program

55% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The English program at Vanderbilt awarded 11 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in English each year. Vanderbilt does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a English master's degree from Vanderbilt, 64% 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 Vanderbilt University with a master's in English.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers 20,190 $53,620
English Language and Literature Professors 1,100 $57,740

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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