General English Literature at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

What traits are you looking for in a English school? To help you decide if University of Nevada - Las Vegas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's English program.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,885 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Nevada - Las Vegas in 2021, 115 of them were general English literature majors.

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.

UNLV General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English
• Doctorate Degree in English

UNLV General English Literature Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at UNLV 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
Best Value General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools	78
Most Focused General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	347

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in English from UNLV. This is the #370 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UNLV English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNLV is $23,693. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,744 for all English students.

English Student Demographics at UNLV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

UNLV General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 115 students earned a bachelor's degree in English from UNLV. About 61% of these graduates were women and the other 39% were men. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at UNLV since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 19% 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 Nevada - Las Vegas with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	53
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

UNLV also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
High School Teachers	5,930	$57,910
English Language and Literature Professors	490	$58,200

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 Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.