General English Literature at University of California - Irvine

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 University of California - Irvine stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and approximately 36,303 students attend the school each year.

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.

UC Irvine General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine General English Literature Rankings

The english major at UC Irvine 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in english, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at UC Irvine

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english majors at University of California - Irvine.

UC Irvine General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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 University of California - Irvine with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	49
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UC Irvine General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of english master's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

In the english master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 19% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Irvine with a master's in english.

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

Concentrations Within General English Literature

If you plan to be a english major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Irvine. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	152

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Irvine.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
English Language and Literature Professors	6,470	$114,110

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 TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.