General English Literature at University of Houston - Downtown

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

UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 15,239 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students received a bachelor's degree in English from UH Downtown.

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.

UH Downtown General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

UH Downtown General English Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks English programs across the country. The following shows how UH Downtown performed in these rankings.

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 UH Downtown 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
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	279
Most Popular General English Literature Schools	297
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	402

How Much Do English Graduates from UH Downtown Make?

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at UH Downtown is $27,011. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,744 for all English students.

English Student Demographics at UH Downtown

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

UH Downtown General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in English from UH Downtown. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 Houston - Downtown with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UH Downtown 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 TX, the home state for University of Houston - Downtown.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
English Language and Literature Professors	5,380	$75,720

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 Nick22aku under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.