General English Literature at University of Central Oklahoma

If you are interested in studying general English literature, you may want to check out the program at University of Central Oklahoma. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 14,132. Of the 2,442 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Central Oklahoma in 2021, 19 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.

UCO General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UCO General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at UCO 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 UCO 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	256
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	467

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in English from UCO. This makes it the #175 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UCO English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCO is $23,643. 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 UCO

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

UCO General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

The English program at UCO awarded 19 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 26% of these degrees went to men with the other 74% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Central Oklahoma with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UCO General English Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in English from UCO. About 57% were men and 43% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in English each year. UCO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from UCO, 86% 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 University of Central Oklahoma with a master's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCO 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 OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
High School Teachers	11,400	$42,540
English Language and Literature Professors	630	$51,870

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 Houstonman6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.