A program that focuses on the literatures and literary developments of the English-speaking peoples of the British Isles and the British Commonwealth, from the origins of the English language to the present. Includes instruction in period and genre studies, author studies, country and regional specializations, literary criticism, and the study of folkloric traditions.
| A major in English Literature (British and Commonwealth) is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided. |
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Top 12
U.S.
Colleges with the
highest percentage
of
English Literature (British and Commonwealth) among the 2007-2008
graduating class.
| | CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY | 201
(8.0%) |  |  | |
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| | University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI | 316
(5.0%) | |  | |
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| | SUNY at Purchase College
Purchase, NY | 31
(4.2%) |  | | |
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| | University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg
Greensburg, PA | 7
(3.1%) |  |  | |
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| | Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, IN | 10
(3.0%) | | | |
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| | New York University
New York, NY | 148
(2.9%) | |  | |
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| | Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY | 81
(2.8%) |  | | |
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| | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown
Johnstown, PA | 14
(2.6%) | | - | |
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| | University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA | 86
(2.2%) | | | |
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| | Gannon University
Erie, PA | 9
(2.0%) | | | |
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.