English at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and has a total student population of 47,907.

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

U-M English Degrees Available

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

U-M English Rankings

The english language major at U-M 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 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in english language, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Language Student Demographics at U-M

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language majors at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

U-M English Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of english language bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language at U-M are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor with a bachelor's in english language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	72
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

U-M English Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of english language master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english language each year. U-M does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 39% more men than average.

In the english language master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
English Language and Literature Professors	2,000	$76,340

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 Dwight Burdette under License

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