English & Language Arts Education at Boston University

Every English and language arts education school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the English and language arts education program at Boston University stacks up to those at other schools.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. Of the 85 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Boston University in 2021, 8 of them were English and language arts education majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in English & Language Arts Education section at the bottom of this page.

Boston U English & Language Arts Education Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English & Language Arts Education
• Master’s Degree in English & Language Arts Education

Boston U English & Language Arts Education Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English and language arts education progam at Boston U compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English and language arts education major at Boston U is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English & Language Arts Education. 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular English & Language Arts Education Graduate Certificate Schools	19
Most Focused English & Language Arts Education Master’s Degree Schools	56
	68
Best English & Language Arts Education Schools	79
Best Value English & Language Arts Education Master’s Degree Schools	84
Best Value English & Language Arts Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools	250
Most Focused English & Language Arts Education Schools	279

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in English and language arts education from Boston U. This makes it the #16 most popular school for English and language arts education master’s degree candidates in the country.

English & Language Arts Education Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English and language arts education majors at Boston University.

Boston U English & Language Arts Education Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students earned a bachelor's degree in English and language arts education from Boston U. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical English and language arts education bachelor's degree program is made up of only 21% men. So male students are more repesented at Boston U since its program graduates 29% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities in its English and language arts education bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a bachelor's in English and language arts education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Boston U English & Language Arts Education Master’s Program

The English and language arts education program at Boston U awarded 14 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 36% of these degrees went to men with the other 64% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 21% men graduate in English and language arts education each year. Boston U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a English and language arts education master's degree from Boston U, 79% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master's in English and language arts education.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Boston U also has a doctoral program available in English and language arts education. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Drama & Dance Education
• Science Education
• Modern Language Education
• Social Studies Education
• Reading Teacher Education

Careers That English & Language Arts Education Grads May Go Into

A degree in English and language arts education can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
Middle School Teachers	16,910	$79,030
English Language and Literature Professors	2,780	$80,450
Education Professors	1,890	$76,230

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.