General English Literature at The University of Texas at Austin

If you are interested in studying general English literature, you may want to check out the program at The University of Texas at Austin. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476. In 2021, 160 English majors received their bachelor's degree from UT Austin.

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 Austin General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UT Austin General English Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks English programs across the country. The following shows how UT Austin performed in these rankings.

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 Austin 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 Popular General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Focused General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools	52
Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools	73

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in English from UT Austin. This makes it the #128 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 18 students who received their doctoral degrees in English, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UT Austin English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Austin is $30,744. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 11% higher than the national average of $27,744 for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

English Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 160 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in English from UT Austin. About 21% were men and 79% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Austin with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	74
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UT Austin General English Literature Master’s Program

Of the 9 English students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Austin, about 22% were men and 78% were women.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from UT Austin, 56% were white. This is below 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 Austin with a master's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UT Austin also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 18 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

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 Reid Sullivan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.