General English Literature at University of Vermont

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

UVM is located in Burlington, Vermont and approximately 13,292 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,677 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Vermont in 2021, 80 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.

UVM General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UVM General English Literature Rankings

The English major at UVM 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, 6 students received their master’s degree in English from UVM. This makes it the #206 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UVM English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at UVM is $26,493. This is less than $27,744, which is the national average of all English majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

English Student Demographics at UVM

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

UVM General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 80 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General English Literature from UVM in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at UVM since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at UVM 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 Vermont with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	63
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UVM General English Literature Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in English from UVM. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Vermont with a master's in English.

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

UVM also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 VT, the home state for University of Vermont.

Occupation	Jobs in VT	Average Salary in VT
High School Teachers	2,130	$65,850

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.