General English Literature at University of Illinois at Chicago

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 Illinois at Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 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.

UIC General English Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in English
Master’s 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

47% Women

21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of english master's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. UIC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from UIC, 68% 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 University of Illinois at Chicago with a master's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Illinois at Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	15

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
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