General English Literature at University of Wyoming

Every general english literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the english program at University of Wyoming stacks up to those at other schools.

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and has a total student population of 11,829.

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 General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UW General English Literature Rankings

The english major at UW 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.

English Student Demographics at UW

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

UW General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at UW since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 86% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at UW 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	42
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of english master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. UW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from UW, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within General English Literature

If you plan to be a english major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Wyoming. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	56

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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
High School Teachers	1,850	$60,620
English Language and Literature Professors	100	$61,140

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 ProgWork1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.