English at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and approximately 31,642 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in English section at the bottom of this page.

UMass Amherst English Degrees Available

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

UMass Amherst English Rankings

The english language major at UMass Amherst is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English. 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 language, making the school the #17 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Language Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst English Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of english language bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical english language bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at UMass Amherst since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language at UMass Amherst 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in english language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	15
White	79
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UMass Amherst English Master’s Program

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

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Massachusetts Amherst with a master's in english language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That English Language Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
High School Teachers	26,420	$80,020
English Language and Literature Professors	2,780	$80,450

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 Lion Hirth under License

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