General English Literature at University of Maine

Every general english literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the english program at University of Maine stacks up to those at other schools.

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and has a total student population of 11,741.

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.

UMaine General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UMaine General English Literature Rankings

The english major at UMaine 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 UMaine

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

UMaine General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

About 72% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at UMaine 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 Maine with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMaine General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of english master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. UMaine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from UMaine, 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 Maine with a master's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General English Literature

The following english concentations are available at University of Maine. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Maine. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	37

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 ME, the home state for University of Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
High School Teachers	5,790	$54,240
English Language and Literature Professors	390	$68,840

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 Jalnet2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.