General English Literature at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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

U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and approximately 47,907 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 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.

U-M General English Literature Degrees Available

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

U-M General English Literature Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in English, making the school the #38 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at U-M

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

U-M General English Literature Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in English from U-M in 2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in English each year. U-M does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the English master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 MI, the home state for University of Michigan - Ann Arbor.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
High School Teachers	24,130	$62,950
English Language and Literature Professors	2,000	$76,340

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 Dwight Burdette under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.