General English Literature at University of Chicago

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 17,834 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.

UChicago General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UChicago General English Literature Rankings

The english major at UChicago 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in english, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

66% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at UChicago since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at UChicago are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Chicago with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	27
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UChicago General English Literature Master’s Program

88% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of english master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

In the english master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within General English Literature

General English Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	68

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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers	43,720	$72,370
English Language and Literature Professors	3,120	$65,860

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
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