General English Literature at The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and approximately 30,559 students attend the school each year.

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.

UT Knoxville General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UT Knoxville General English Literature Rankings

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in english, making the school the #28 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at UT Knoxville

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

UT Knoxville General English Literature Master’s Program

71% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of english master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. UT Knoxville does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from UT Knoxville, 86% 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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville with a master's in english.

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

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 The University of Tennessee - Knoxville. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	24

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 TN, the home state for The University of Tennessee - Knoxville.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
High School Teachers	20,190	$53,620
English Language and Literature Professors	1,100	$57,740

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
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