General English Literature at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

If you plan to study general english literature, take a look at what University of Louisiana at Lafayette has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and has a total student population of 16,450.

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.

UL Lafayette General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UL Lafayette General English Literature Rankings

The english major at UL Lafayette 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 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in english, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at UL Lafayette 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UL Lafayette General English Literature Master’s Program

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

Of the students who received a english master's degree from UL Lafayette, 80% 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 Louisiana at Lafayette with a master's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General English Literature

General English Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	79

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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.