General English Literature at University of New Orleans

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

UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 8,375. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 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.

UNO General English Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in English

UNO General English Literature Rankings

English Student Demographics at UNO

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

UNO General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of English master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in English each year. UNO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from UNO, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. 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 New Orleans with a master's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
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 LA, the home state for University of New Orleans.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
High School Teachers	13,930	$51,810

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 Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.