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Bachelors in English Literature

4 Years On Campus Bachelors Program

University of Pittsburgh

Program Overview

The English major at the University of Pittsburgh reflects the traditional goals of a liberal arts education: to develop a broad critical and historical understanding of influential cultural traditions and to foster a range of reading and writing strategies as well as skills of critical analysis. It prepares students directly for careers in teaching or writing, but the skills and knowledge it imparts are widely useful in numerous business and professional settings.

Program Key Stats

$31590 (Annual cost)



55 %

Eligibility Criteria

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Additional Information & Requirements

Official high school transcript, Short Answer Questions and Letters of Recommendation, A review of the overall academic record, Official SAT or ACT test results

Career Options

  • English Writng majors and minors might become writers
  • critics or English teachers
  • but they also go into advertising
  • publishing
  • law
  • medicine
  • media
  • business
  • public relations
  • government
  • social work
  • communication
  • or take any number of other paths

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