English B.A.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to read texts closely with attention to nuances of language, content, and form; such texts include published works and drafts of student writing for the purposes of peer review.

2. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to locate, evaluate, synthesize and incorporate relevant primary and secondary source materials into thesis-driven, interpretive essays of increasing length and complexity.

3. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to understand conventions of literary study, including: familiarity with literary terms, genres, devices; knowledge of poetic, dramatic, narrative and rhetorical forms; awareness of literary criticism and theory.

CAREERS ENGLISH B.A. GRADUATES PURSUE

Attorney
Author
Copywriter / Editor / Journalist
Educational Products/Services Manager
Grant Writer
Librarian
Social Media Manager
Speech Writer
Teacher (many variations)
Television /Entertainment Writer

SUCCESS RATES

75.0%

6-year graduation rate

4.27

Avg. years to degree

MEDIAN EARNINGS

$66,517

10 years after graduation

$53,041

5 years after graduation

$29,709

1 year after graduation

PLACEMENT2 years after graduation

75.4%

Working in New York

43.1%

Continuing Education

Notes

Graduation rates: the percent of students entering in the selected major as first-time, full-time students in a fall term and graduating by August 31 six years later. Average of three most recent reporting years (2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24) Years to degree: the average number of years it takes a student to complete the selected major if they entered as a freshman. Average of the three most recent completion years (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23) Earnings: the median annual earnings of graduates in the selected major based on the 4-digit CIP code at 1, 5 and 10 years after graduation. U.S. Census, Postsecondary Enrollment Outcomes Explorer. Degree completers from 2001-2018 in 2020 dollars. Working in NY State: the percent of graduates working in New York State two years after graduation. SUNY Wages Dashboard, includes graduates from 2015-18. Continuing education: the percent of students enrolled in a U.S. postsecondary institution, 2 years following graduation. National Student Clearinghouse, includes graduates from 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-2022)