General English Literature at The University of Montana

What traits are you looking for in a English school? To help you decide if The University of Montana is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's English program.

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and approximately 9,808 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,365 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Montana in 2021, 42 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.

UM General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UM General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at UM 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 UM 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
Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools	287
Best General English Literature Schools	539

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in English from UM. This makes it the #206 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UM English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at UM is $19,691. 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 UM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at The University of Montana.

UM General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 42 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General English Literature from UM in 2020-2021, 40% were men and 60% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at UM since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 81% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at UM 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 The University of Montana with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UM General English Literature Master’s Program

Of the 6 English students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UM, about 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in English each year. UM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 39% more men than average.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from UM, 100% 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 The University of Montana with a master's in English.

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

UM 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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
High School Teachers	3,880	$50,670
English Language and Literature Professors	170	$54,680

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 Djembayz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.