General English Literature at University of Missouri - Kansas City

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

UMKC is located in Kansas City, Missouri and has a total student population of 16,147.

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.

UMKC General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UMKC General English Literature Rankings

The english major at UMKC 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.

English Student Demographics at UMKC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english majors at University of Missouri - Kansas City.

UMKC General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at UMKC are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Missouri - Kansas City with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UMKC General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of english master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from UMKC, 67% 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 Missouri - Kansas City with a master's in english.

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

Concentrations Within General English Literature

The following english concentations are available at University of Missouri - Kansas City. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Missouri - Kansas City. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	37

Related Majors

• 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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Kansas City.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
High School Teachers	27,930	$54,280
English Language and Literature Professors	970	$80,380

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 Voidxor under License

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