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The bachelor's program at The American University was ranked #6 on College Factual's Best Schools for literature list. It is also ranked #1 in District of Columbia.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, American University handed out 22 bachelor's degrees in literature. This is a decrease of 19% over the previous year when 27 degrees were handed out.
In 2021, 1 students received their master’s degree in literature from The American University. This makes it the #10 most popular school for literature master’s degree candidates in the country.
Literature majors who earn their bachelor's degree from The American University go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $38,528 a year. This is higher than $23,864, which is the national median for all literature bachelor's degree recipients.
While getting their bachelor's degree at The American University, literature students borrow a median amount of $26,105 in student loans. This is not too bad considering that the median debt load of all literature bachelor's degree recipients across the country is $26,848.
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the literature majors at American University.
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 literature majors earned their bachelor's degree from The American University. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women.
The majority of bachelor's degree recipients in this major at The American University are white. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 77% of students fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from American University with a bachelor's in literature.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 17 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 1 |
All of the 1 students who graduated with a Master’s in literature from The American University in 2021 were women.
The majority of the students with this major are white. About 100% of 2021 graduates were in this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from American University with a master's in literature.
Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 1 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 0 |
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Writing Studies | 20 |
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