General English Literature at University of Delaware

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

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and has a total student population of 23,613. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 101 students received a bachelor's degree in English from UD.

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.

UD General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UD General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at UD 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 UD 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
	68

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in English from UD. This is the #370 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UD English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at UD is $28,844. This is 4% higher than $27,744, which is the national average for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

English Student Demographics at UD

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

UD General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

The English program at UD awarded 101 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 45% of these degrees went to men with the other 55% going to women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at UD since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at UD 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 Delaware with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	70
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UD also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE
High School Teachers	2,650	$65,040
English Language and Literature Professors	230	$71,480

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.