General English Literature at University of Memphis

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

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 22,205. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 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.

UofM General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at UofM

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.

UofM does offer online education options in English for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UofM General English Literature Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in English, making the school the #71 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at UofM

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

UofM General English Literature Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a master’s in English from UofM in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from UofM, 63% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the English master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 15% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• 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 University of Memphis.

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
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By BenSherman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.