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Earnings Potential

Earnings potential varies because there are many jobs available to someone with a background in literature. On average, Literature teachers make between $51,000 and $65,000 a year.

Literature Facts at a glance

  • Accounting employers are looking for literature majors because they want individuals with the skill set that literature majors develop.
  • When it comes to writing, individuals with literature degrees have a statistically higher average of being published.
  • There many different types of literature which include Elizabethan, English, Jacobean, Restoration, and Romanticism.

Examples and or details of work

Details of work vary according to the specific job; you can be a teacher or professor teaching at a school, college, or university. You can teach English at any level, including college, you can also use skills learned in literature to obtain a job in business. You can also become a book publisher or author, which can be very rewarding.

Literature Degrees

Some of the degrees you can obtain include:

  • B.A. in English- Literature
  • B.A. in English Literature & Writing
  • M.A. in Literature

Specific Career openings in this field:

Career openings in the field vary depending on interest. Possible careers include writer, teacher, and book publisher.

 

 

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