English Language & Literature at University of Houston - Downtown

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

UH Downtown is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 15,239 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received their master's degree in English language and literature.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in English Language & Literature section at the bottom of this page.

UH Downtown English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Online Classes Are Available at UH Downtown

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UH Downtown offers distance education options for English language and literature at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UH Downtown English Language & Literature Rankings

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at UH Downtown

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English language and literature majors at University of Houston - Downtown.

UH Downtown English Language & Literature Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in English language and literature from UH Downtown. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in English language and literature each year. UH Downtown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 44% more men than average.

In the English language and literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

If you plan to be a English language and literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Houston - Downtown. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	10
Writing Studies	5

Related Majors

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in English language and literature can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for University of Houston - Downtown.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
Editors	5,490	$72,300
English Language and Literature Professors	5,380	$75,720
Technical Writers	4,550	$75,000
Professors	3,510	$61,660

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 Nick22aku under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.