General English Literature at The University of Texas at Arlington

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 Texas at Arlington stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Arlington is located in Arlington, Texas and has a total student population of 48,072. In 2021, 90 English majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Arlington.

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 Arlington General English Literature Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in English (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in English
• Master’s Degree in English
• Doctorate Degree in English

UT Arlington General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at UT Arlington 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 Arlington 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
	2
	18
Best Value General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Focused General English Literature Basic Certificate Schools	23
Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools	66
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	77
Most Focused General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	910
Most Focused General English Literature Schools	990

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in English from UT Arlington. This makes it the #155 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UT Arlington English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Arlington is $36,820. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 33% higher than the national average of $27,744 for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

English Student Demographics at UT Arlington

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

UT Arlington General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 90 English students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Arlington, about 30% were men and 70% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Arlington since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at UT Arlington are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its English bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	14
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	49
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UT Arlington General English Literature Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in English from UT Arlington in 2021, 13% were men and 88% were women.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from UT Arlington, 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 Texas at Arlington with a master's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Arlington also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Arlington.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
English Language and Literature Professors	5,380	$75,720

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 Kllwiki under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.