The 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 William & Mary. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in English, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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BA in English Language & Literature
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. William & Mary was ranked #98 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for English majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #5 in Virginia.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at William & Mary paid an average of $1,278 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $425 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $17,168 | $40,089 |
Fees | $6,194 | $6,765 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,356 | $13,356 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,050 | $2,050 |
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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. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at William & Mary in English walked away with an average of $22,267 in student debt. That is 3% lower than the national average of $22,977.
English who receive their bachelor’s degree from William & Mary make an average of $26,739 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $27,025.
William & Mary 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 William & Mary Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in English in 2019-2020, 71.1% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 73.0%.
Around 23.7% of English bachelor’s degree recipients at William & Mary in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 53 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 8 |
General English Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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English | 76 |
*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.