General English Literature at The University of West Florida

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 West Florida stacks up to those at other schools.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and approximately 13,061 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,407 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of West Florida in 2021, 40 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.

UWF General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UWF General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at UWF 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 UWF 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 Master’s Degree Schools	131
Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools	258
	261

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

How Much Do English Graduates from UWF Make?

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at UWF is $22,202. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,744 for all English students.

English Student Demographics at UWF

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

UWF General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

The English program at UWF awarded 40 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 68% going to women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at UWF since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at UWF 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 West Florida with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	30
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UWF General English Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a master's degree in English from UWF. About 8% were men and 92% were women.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from UWF, 75% 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 West Florida with a master's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UWF 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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
High School Teachers	47,960	$54,120
English Language and Literature Professors	2,590	$66,720

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 Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.