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English at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

English at University of North Carolina at Wilmington

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

UNCW is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and has a total student population of 17,915.

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

UNCW English Degrees Available

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

UNCW English Rankings

The english language major at UNCW 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.

English Language Student Demographics at UNCW

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

UNCW English Bachelor’s Program

82% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 18% of english language bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

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About 88% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language at UNCW 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 Wilmington with a bachelor's in english language.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 43
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UNCW English Master’s Program

69% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 31% of english language master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english language each year. UNCW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a english language master's degree from UNCW, 69% 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 Wilmington with a master's in english language.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 Wilmington.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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