English at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and approximately 30,092 students attend the school each year.

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

UNC Chapel Hill English Degrees Available

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

UNC Chapel Hill English Rankings

The english language major at UNC Chapel Hill 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 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in english language, making the school the #56 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Language Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill English Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of english language bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language at UNC Chapel Hill 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in english language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	123
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

UNC Chapel Hill English Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of english language master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english language each year. UNC Chapel Hill does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english language master's degree from UNC Chapel Hill, 75% 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in english language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
English Language and Literature Professors	2,720	$64,080

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 Marchmain05 under License

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