by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is English. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General English Literature is a major offered under the English language and literature program of study at Amherst College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in English, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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BA in English Language & Literature
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Amherst is in the top 10% of the country for English. More specifically it was ranked #47 out of 706 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #8 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Amherst.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $59,890 | $59,890 |
| Fees | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $15,910 | $15,910 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,800 | $1,800 |
Learn more about Amherst tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. English students who received their bachelor’s degree at Amherst took out an average of $9,035 in student loans. That is 61% lower than the national average of $22,977.
English who receive their bachelor’s degree from Amherst make an average of $32,382 a year during the early days of their career. That is 20% higher than the national average of $27,025.
Amherst does not offer an online option for its English bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Amherst Online Learning page.
Women made up around 71.8% of the English students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 73.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 43.6% of the English bachelor’s degrees at Amherst in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 7 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 21 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General English Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| English | 39 |
*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.
