General English Literature at University of Wisconsin - Whitewater

If you plan to study general English literature, take a look at what University of Wisconsin - Whitewater has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UW - Whitewater is located in Whitewater, Wisconsin and approximately 11,989 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,281 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Whitewater in 2021, 38 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.

UW - Whitewater General English Literature Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in English (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in English

UW - Whitewater General English Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks English programs across the country. The following shows how UW - Whitewater 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 UW - Whitewater 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 Value General English Literature Basic Certificate Schools	2
Most Popular General English Literature Basic Certificate Schools	4
Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	25

How Much Do English Graduates from UW - Whitewater Make?

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW - Whitewater is $31,685. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 14% higher than the national average of $27,744 for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

English Student Demographics at UW - Whitewater

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

UW - Whitewater General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 38 students who earned a bachelor's degree in General English Literature from UW - Whitewater in 2020-2021, 32% were men and 68% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - Whitewater since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at UW - Whitewater 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 Wisconsin - Whitewater with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	35
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW - Whitewater 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Whitewater.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
High School Teachers	20,070	$58,360
English Language and Literature Professors	820	$76,340

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 Thebox193 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.