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English & writing at Brandeis

Brandeis graduates about 41 English & writing majors a year, 5% of its graduating class. That puts it 11th of 697 schools we score for English & writing, a standout program at 92 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $62,000 four years out, 1.28× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

Graduates a year415% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$62,0001.28× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate40%whole school
SAT middle 50%1370–1530whole school

Where English & writing happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Gerstenzang Science Library, Farber Library, Mandel Center for the Humanities, Shiffman Humanities Center.

Named buildings on the campus map: Dorm 21 · Academic 16 · Arts 5 · Offices 3 · Chapel 3 · Library 2.

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Nearby in the English & writing ranking

  1. University of Pennsylvania 92
  2. University of Notre Dame 92
  3. Tufts University 92
  4. Duke University 92
  5. Rice University 92
  6. University of California, Berkeley 91
  7. Barnard College 91
  8. Swarthmore College 91

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How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Brandeis with every school we score in English & writing. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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