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Wofford College BA in General English Literature

21 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$32,925 Average Salary
$27,000 Average Student Debt

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 Wofford College. 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, and more.

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Rankings for the Wofford BA in English

#104 in the U.S
#1 in South Carolina

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. Wofford was ranked #104 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 #1 in South Carolina.

Here are some of the other rankings for Wofford.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature64
Most Focused Colleges for General English Literature67
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools104
Best General English Literature Schools104
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree General English Literature Graduates165
Highest Paid General English Literature Graduates173
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature (Income Over $110k)428
Best Value Colleges for General English Literature (Income Over $110k)434
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature439
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature (Income $48-$75k)458
Best Value Colleges for General English Literature (Income $48-$75k)463
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature (Income $0-$30k)480
Best Value Colleges for General English Literature (Income $0-$30k)487
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature (Income $30-$48k)500
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature (Income $75-$110k)504
Best Value Colleges for General English Literature (Income $30-$48k)508
Best Value Colleges for General English Literature (Income $75-$110k)509
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans516
Best General English Literature Colleges for Veterans522
Most Popular Colleges for General English Literature524
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature (With Aid)529
Best Value Colleges for General English Literature (With Aid)537
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature551
Best Value Colleges for General English Literature567

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in English from Wofford Cost?

$47,650 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Wofford Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at Wofford paid an average of $1,900 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$46,010$46,010
Fees$1,640$1,640
Books and Supplies$1,200$1,200
On Campus Room and Board$13,790$13,790
On Campus Other Expenses$2,543$2,543

Learn more about Wofford tuition and fees.

Wofford English BA Student Debt

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 Wofford took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 18% higher than the national average of $22,977.

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How Much Can You Make With a BA in English From Wofford?

$32,925 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of English students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Wofford is $32,925 per year. That is 22% higher than the national average of $27,025.

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Does Wofford Offer an Online BA in English?

Online degrees for the Wofford 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 Wofford Online Learning page.

Wofford Bachelor’s Student Diversity for English

21 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
71.4% Women
14.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 21 bachelor’s degrees in English handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in English in 2019-2020, 71.4% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 73.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in English at Wofford in 2019-2020, 14.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American2
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White18
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities0

BA in English Focus Areas at Wofford

General English Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
English21

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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