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General English Literature at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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General English Literature at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 16,259. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 84 students received a bachelor's degree in English from UMass Boston.

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.

UMass Boston General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UMass Boston General English Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks English programs across the country. The following shows how UMass Boston performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at UMass Boston 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
194
Best General English Literature Schools 498

In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in English from UMass Boston. This makes it the #12 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UMass Boston English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMass Boston is $29,099. 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.

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English Student Demographics at UMass Boston

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at University of Massachusetts - Boston.

UMass Boston General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 84 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General English Literature from UMass Boston in 2020-2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at UMass Boston since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a bachelor's in English.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 38
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

UMass Boston General English Literature Master’s Program

74% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The English program at UMass Boston awarded 27 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 26% of these degrees went to men with the other 74% going to women.

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Of the students who received a English master's degree from UMass Boston, 78% 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a master's in English.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 21
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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