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CIP PROGRAM: 23.1402
American Literature (United States).

Summary: A program that focuses on the literature and literary development, both formal and folkloric, of the United States from the Colonial Era to the present. Includes instruction in period and genre studies, author studies, literary criticism, and regional and oral traditions.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

There are no occupations related specifically to this program.

National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2023 - 27 4
2024 - 35 4
Change - +3.70% -100.00%

Related CIPs

23 ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS.
23.14 Literature.
23.1401 General Literature.
23.1402 American Literature (United States).
23.1403 American Literature (Canadian).
23.1404 English Literature (British and Commonwealth).
23.1405 Children's and Adolescent Literature.
23.1499 Literature, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in American Literature (United States).

Institution Degrees Granted (2024)5-Year Change
Southern Adventist University4 -100.00%
University of California-Los Angeles22 +7.69%