by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 North Carolina State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in English, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at NC State paid an average of $1,468 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $505 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,095 | $26,421 |
| Fees | $2,578 | $2,578 |
The median early career salary of English students who receive their master’s degree from NC State is $41,193 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $40,565.
NC State does not offer an online option for its English master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NC State Online Learning page.
Women made up around 54.2% of the English students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 69.1%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in English at NC State in 2019-2020, 20.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 22%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
General English Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| English | 24 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general English literature.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Writing Studies | 24 |
*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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