General English Literature at University of Maine

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

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and has a total student population of 11,741. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students received a bachelor's degree in English from UMaine.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at UMaine compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General English Literature Schools	462
Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	479

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in English from UMaine. This makes it the #206 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do English Graduates from UMaine Make?

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMaine is $29,240. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 5% higher than the national average of $27,744 for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in English from UMaine. About 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at UMaine since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 90% 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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	28
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMaine General English Literature Master’s Program

Of the 6 English students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UMaine, about 50% were men and 50% were 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 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from UMaine, 100% 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	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UMaine also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.