General English Literature at University of Central Arkansas

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 Central Arkansas stacks up to those at other schools.

UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and has a total student population of 10,335. Of the 1,933 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Arkansas in 2021, 24 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.

UCA General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UCA General English Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks English programs across the country. The following shows how UCA performed in these rankings.

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 UCA 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
	299
Best General English Literature Schools	326
Most Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools	334
Most Focused General English Literature Schools	802

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

Earnings of UCA English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCA is $28,531. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 3% higher than the national average of $27,744 for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

English Student Demographics at UCA

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

UCA General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General English Literature from UCA in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at UCA 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 University of Central Arkansas with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCA General English Literature Master’s Program

Of the 2 English students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCA, about 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in English each year. UCA 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 50% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

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

UCA also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 0 student 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 AR, the home state for University of Central Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
High School Teachers	11,480	$51,780
English Language and Literature Professors	610	$56,320

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 Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.