English Language & Literature at The University of Texas at San Antonio

Every English language and 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 language and literature program at The University of Texas at San Antonio stacks up to those at other schools.

UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and approximately 34,742 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,440 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at San Antonio in 2021, 111 of them were English language and literature majors.

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.

UTSA English Language & Literature Degrees Available

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

UTSA English Language & Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English language and literature progam at UTSA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English language and literature major at UTSA 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	218
Best Value English Language & Literature Schools	225
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In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in English language and literature from UTSA. This makes it the #321 most popular school for English language and literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in English language and literature, making the school the #115 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at UTSA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English language and literature majors at The University of Texas at San Antonio.

UTSA English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 111 students earned a bachelor's degree in English language and literature from UTSA. About 68% of these graduates were women and the other 32% were men. The typical English language and literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at UTSA since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its English language and literature 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 San Antonio with a bachelor's in English language and literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	66
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UTSA English Language & Literature Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a master's degree in English Language & Literature from UTSA in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a English language and literature master's degree from UTSA, 71% 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 San Antonio with a master's in English language and literature.

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

UTSA also has a doctoral program available in English language and literature. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

English Language & Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at San Antonio. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	121
Writing Studies	8

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Visual & Performing Arts
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in English language and 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at San Antonio.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Editors	5,490	$72,300
English Language and Literature Professors	5,380	$75,720
Technical Writers	4,550	$75,000
Professors	3,510	$61,660

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 BrianReading under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.