General English Literature at Brigham Young University - Provo

Every general English literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the English program at Brigham Young University - Provo stacks up to those at other schools.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and approximately 36,461 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,871 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University - Provo in 2021, 143 of them were general English literature majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General English Literature section at the bottom of this page.

BYU General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English
• Master’s Degree in English

BYU General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at BYU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at BYU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General English Literature. 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 General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools	136
Most Focused General English Literature Schools	329
Most Focused General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	332

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in English from BYU. This makes it the #48 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in English, making the school the #137 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of BYU English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at BYU is $21,635. This is less than $27,744, which is the national average of all English majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

English Student Demographics at BYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at Brigham Young University - Provo.

BYU General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of English bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at BYU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	127
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

BYU General English Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 English majors earned their master's degree from BYU. Of these graduates, 6% were men and 94% were women.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from BYU, 88% 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 Brigham Young University - Provo with a master's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

BYU also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Writing Studies

Careers That English Grads May Go Into

A degree in English can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
High School Teachers	10,170	$59,070
English Language and Literature Professors	830	$75,410

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 Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.