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 Worcester State 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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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Worcester State paid an average of $694 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $441 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $970 | $7,050 |
Fees | $9,616 | $9,616 |
Books and Supplies | $1,368 | $1,368 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,568 | $12,568 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,700 | $1,700 |
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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 Worcester State took out an average of $19,431 in student loans. That is 15% lower than the national average of $22,977.
The median early career salary of English students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Worcester State is $35,060 per year. That is 30% higher than the national average of $27,025.
Worcester State 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 Worcester State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 69.7% of the English students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 73.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in English at Worcester State in 2019-2020, 15.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 28 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General English Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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English | 33 |
*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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