General English Literature at University of Louisville

What traits are you looking for in a english school? To help you decide if University of Louisville is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's english program.

UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and approximately 22,211 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.

UofL General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UofL General English Literature Rankings

The english major at UofL 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.

English Student Demographics at UofL

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

UofL General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at UofL since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at UofL 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 Louisville with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UofL General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of english master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. UofL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from UofL, 90% 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 Louisville with a master's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
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 Louisville. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	62

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 KY, the home state for University of Louisville.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Ken Lund under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.