General English Literature at University of Maryland - College Park

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 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.

UMCP General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UMCP General English Literature Rankings

The english major at UMCP 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 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in english, making the school the #12 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

68% Women

38% 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 UMCP since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at UMCP are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its english bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	57
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UMCP General English Literature Master’s Program

100% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of english master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from UMCP, 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 Maryland - College Park with a master's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Maryland - College Park. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	153

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
High School Teachers	19,330	$72,610
English Language and Literature Professors	1,180	$73,490

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
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