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 Georgetown University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in English, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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BA in English Language & Literature
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for English majors, Georgetown came in at #9. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #1 in District of Columbia.
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Part-time undergraduates at Georgetown paid an average of $2,391 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $57,384 | $57,384 |
| Fees | $544 | $544 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,032 | $17,032 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,594 | $2,594 |
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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. English students who received their bachelor’s degree at Georgetown took out an average of $14,500 in student loans. That is 37% lower than the national average of $22,977.
The median early career salary of English students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Georgetown is $47,260 per year. That is 75% higher than the national average of $27,025.
Online degrees for the Georgetown English bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Georgetown Online Learning page.
About 74.1% of the students who received their BA in English in 2019-2020 were women. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 73.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in English at Georgetown in 2019-2020, 24.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 9 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 52 |
| International Students | 6 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
General English Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| English | 81 |
*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.
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