General English Literature at University of Rhode Island

If you are interested in studying general English literature, you may want to check out the program at University of Rhode Island. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and approximately 17,649 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students received a bachelor's degree in English from URI.

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.

URI General English Literature Degrees Available

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

URI General English Literature Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at URI 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 General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools	94
	155
Most Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools	310
Best Value General English Literature Schools	417

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in English from URI. This makes it the #311 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in English, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of URI English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at URI is $30,996. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 12% higher than the national average of $27,744 for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

English Student Demographics at URI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at University of Rhode Island.

URI General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 48 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in English from URI in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at URI since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at URI 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 Rhode Island with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

URI General English Literature Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who graduated with a master’s in English from URI in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from URI, 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 Rhode Island 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

URI also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 7 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 RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
High School Teachers	4,410	$71,440
English Language and Literature Professors	330	$93,470

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 Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.