General English Literature at University of Georgia

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 Georgia stacks up to those at other schools.

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and has a total student population of 39,147.

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.

UGA General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UGA General English Literature Rankings

The english major at UGA 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in english, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

About 78% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	74
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UGA General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of english master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. UGA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from UGA, 75% 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 Georgia with a master's in english.

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

Concentrations Within General English Literature

The following english concentations are available at University of Georgia. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Georgia. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	121

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
High School Teachers	27,620	$58,050
English Language and Literature Professors	1,160	$71,190

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 Pruddle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.