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General English Literature at University of Kentucky

General English Literature at University of Kentucky

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 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.

UK General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UK General English Literature Rankings

The english major at UK 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 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in english, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at UK

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

UK General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at UK since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

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About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at UK 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 Kentucky with a bachelor's in english.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 47
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

UK General English Literature Master’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of english master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within General English Literature

If you plan to be a english 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 Kentucky. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
English 67

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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
High School Teachers 12,250 $56,200
English Language and Literature Professors 800 $66,030

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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