General English Literature at University of California - Riverside

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

UCR is located in Riverside, California and has a total student population of 26,434. Of the 6,193 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Riverside in 2021, 178 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.

UCR General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UCR General English Literature Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at UCR 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	99
Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools	257
Most Focused General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools	362
	488

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in English from UCR. This makes it the #335 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in English, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCR English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCR is $21,386. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,744 for all English students.

English Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of English bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at UCR since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 49% 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	23
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	117
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCR General English Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 English majors earned their master's degree from UCR. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in English each year. UCR does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 73% more men than average.

In the English master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 66% better than the national average.*

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

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

UCR also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 9 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Riverside.

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 Amerique under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.