General English Literature at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 students received a bachelor's degree in English from UT Knoxville.

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.

UT Knoxville General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at UT Knoxville 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 UT Knoxville 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 Focused General English Literature Schools	540

In 2021, 15 students received their master’s degree in English from UT Knoxville. This makes it the #58 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in English, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do English Graduates from UT Knoxville Make?

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Knoxville is $24,805. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,744 for all English students.

English Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 85 English majors earned their bachelor's degree from UT Knoxville. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Knoxville since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	67
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UT Knoxville General English Literature Master’s Program

Of the 15 students who earned a master's degree in General English Literature from UT Knoxville in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from UT Knoxville, 93% 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.

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

UT Knoxville also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 9 students 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 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
English Language and Literature Professors	1,100	$57,740

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 Nightryder84 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.