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 Wellesley College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in English, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for English majors, Wellesley came in at #30. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #6 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Wellesley.
Part-time undergraduates at Wellesley paid an average of $1,816 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 | |
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Tuition | $58,120 | $58,120 |
Fees | $328 | $328 |
Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
On Campus Room and Board | $17,772 | $17,772 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,250 | $1,250 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. English students who received their bachelor’s degree at Wellesley took out an average of $7,500 in student loans. That is 67% lower than the national average of $22,977.
The median early career salary of English students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Wellesley is $37,208 per year. That is 38% higher than the national average of $27,025.
Wellesley 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 Wellesley Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in English in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Around 37.0% of English bachelor’s degree recipients at Wellesley in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 16 |
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 |
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English | 27 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general English literature.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Writing Studies | 6 |
*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.