General English Literature at The University of Texas at Tyler

If you plan to study general English literature, take a look at what The University of Texas at Tyler has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UT Tyler is located in Tyler, Texas and approximately 9,781 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,039 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Tyler in 2021, 21 of them were general English literature majors.

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 Tyler General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UT Tyler

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UT Tyler offers distance education options for English at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UT Tyler General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at UT Tyler 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 Tyler 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
Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools	101
Best Value General English Literature Schools	213
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	352
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	413
Most Focused General English Literature Schools	716

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in English from UT Tyler. This makes it the #89 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do English Graduates from UT Tyler Make?

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at UT Tyler is $27,590. This is less than $27,744, which is the national average of all English majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

English Student Demographics at UT Tyler

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

UT Tyler General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 21 English students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Tyler, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at UT Tyler are white. This is typical 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 Tyler with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UT Tyler General English Literature Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in English from UT Tyler. About 92% of these graduates were women and the other 8% were men.

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

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

UT Tyler also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 0 student 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 Tyler.

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 Kushal one under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.