General English Literature at University of Maine

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 Maine stacks up to those at other schools.

UMaine is located in Orono, Maine and approximately 11,741 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

UMaine General English Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in English

UMaine General English Literature Rankings

English Student Demographics at UMaine

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

UMaine General English Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a master's degree in English from UMaine. About 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in English each year. UMaine does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from UMaine, 100% 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 Maine 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	0

Related Majors

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 ME, the home state for University of Maine.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
High School Teachers	5,790	$54,240
English Language and Literature Professors	390	$68,840

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 Jalnet2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.