General English Literature at University at Albany

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 University at Albany stacks up to those at other schools.

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 students attend the school each year.

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.

UAlbany General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UAlbany General English Literature Rankings

The english major at UAlbany 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.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in english, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at UAlbany

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english majors at University at Albany.

UAlbany General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 28% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 72% went to women.

About 62% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at UAlbany are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University at Albany with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	49
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UAlbany General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of english master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. UAlbany does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from UAlbany, 63% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University at Albany with a master's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General English Literature

General English Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University at Albany. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	107

Related Majors

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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
High School Teachers	74,830	$85,300
English Language and Literature Professors	7,700	$92,170

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
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More about our data sources and methodologies.