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General English Literature at University of Illinois at Chicago

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General English Literature at University of Illinois at Chicago

If you are interested in studying general English literature, you may want to check out the program at University of Illinois at Chicago. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received their master's degree in English.

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.

UIC General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in English
  • Doctorate Degree in English

UIC General English Literature Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in English, making the school the #44 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC General English Literature Master’s Program

88% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The English program at UIC awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 13% of these degrees went to men with the other 88% going to women.

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In the English master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
High School Teachers 43,720 $72,370
English Language and Literature Professors 3,120 $65,860

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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