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English Language & Literature at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

English Language & Literature at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

If you plan to study english language & literature, take a look at what The University of Tennessee - Knoxville has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year.

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

UT Knoxville English Language & Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature
  • Master’s Degree in English Language & Literature

UT Knoxville English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at UT Knoxville is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English Language & 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 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in english language & literature, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language & literature majors at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

UT Knoxville English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

71% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

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About 85% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at UT Knoxville 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 Tennessee - Knoxville with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 74
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

UT Knoxville English Language & Literature Master’s Program

75% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of english language & literature master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Of the students who received a english language & literature master's degree from UT Knoxville, 92% 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 Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in english language & literature.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

The following english language & literature concentations are available at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature 109
Writing Studies 4

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language & literature can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers 20,190 $53,620
Professors 2,040 $53,390
Editors 1,690 $54,400
English Language and Literature Professors 1,100 $57,740
Writers and Authors 750 $55,370

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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