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Pennsylvania State University - Altoona BA in General English Literature

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 Pennsylvania State University - Altoona. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in English, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State Altoona BA in English

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. The English major at Penn State Altoona is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Here are some of the other rankings for Penn State Altoona.

Ranking Type Rank
Highest Paid General English Literature Graduates 213
Most Focused Colleges for General English Literature 1,076
Most Popular Colleges for General English Literature 1,219

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in English from Penn State Altoona Cost?

$15,206 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$26,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State Altoona Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Penn State Altoona was $997 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $592 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.

In State Out of State
Tuition $14,214 $23,924
Fees $992 $992
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State Altoona tuition and fees.

Penn State Altoona English BA Student Debt

One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. English students who received their bachelor’s degree at Penn State Altoona took out an average of $26,000 in student loans. That is 13% higher than the national average of $22,977.

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How Much Can You Make With a BA in English From Penn State Altoona?

$27,300 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of English students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Penn State Altoona is $27,300 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $27,025.

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Does Penn State Altoona Offer an Online BA in English?

Online degrees for the Penn State Altoona 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 Penn State Altoona Online Learning page.

Penn State Altoona Bachelor’s Student Diversity for English

3 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 3 students received their bachelor’s degree in English. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in English in 2018-2019, none of them were women.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree at Penn State Altoona in English at 2018-2019, none were racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

BA in English Focus Areas at Penn State Altoona

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
English 3

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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