General English Literature at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

Every general English literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the English program at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UNH is located in Durham, New Hampshire and approximately 14,348 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 89 students received a bachelor's degree in English from UNH.

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.

UNH General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UNH General English Literature Rankings

The English major at UNH 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.

In 2021, 11 students received their master’s degree in English from UNH. This makes it the #102 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in English, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do English Graduates from UNH Make?

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at UNH is $29,077. 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.

English Student Demographics at UNH

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

UNH General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 89 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in English from UNH. About 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at UNH since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 89% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at UNH 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 New Hampshire - Main Campus with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	79
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

UNH General English Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a master's degree in English from UNH. About 27% were men and 73% were women.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from UNH, 73% 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 New Hampshire - Main Campus with a master's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UNH 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 NH, the home state for University of New Hampshire - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
High School Teachers	5,130	$61,510
English Language and Literature Professors	310	$85,140

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 Kylejtod under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.