English Language & Literature at University of Houston - Clear Lake

If you plan to study English language and literature, take a look at what University of Houston - Clear Lake has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 9,053 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 students received a bachelor's degree in English language and literature from UH Clear Lake.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in English Language & Literature section at the bottom of this page.

UH Clear Lake English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature
• Master’s Degree in English Language & Literature

UH Clear Lake English Language & Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English language and literature progam at UH Clear Lake 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 language and literature major at UH Clear Lake is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English Language & 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 English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	26
Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	30
Best English Language & Literature Schools	41
Most Focused English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	343
Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	370
Most Popular English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	380
Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools	430

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in English language and literature from UH Clear Lake. This makes it the #381 most popular school for English language and literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at UH Clear Lake

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English language and literature majors at University of Houston - Clear Lake.

UH Clear Lake English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of English language and literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical English language and literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at UH Clear Lake since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English language and literature at UH Clear Lake are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its English language and literature bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Houston - Clear Lake with a bachelor's in English language and literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UH Clear Lake English Language & Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of English language and literature master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

In the English language and literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Houston - Clear Lake with a master's in English language and literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UH Clear Lake also has a doctoral program available in English language and literature. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

If you plan to be a English language and literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Houston - Clear Lake. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	34

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Visual & Performing Arts

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in English language and literature can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for University of Houston - Clear Lake.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Editors	5,490	$72,300
English Language and Literature Professors	5,380	$75,720
Technical Writers	4,550	$75,000
Professors	3,510	$61,660

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 WhisperToMe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.