General English Literature at University of Notre Dame

If you plan to study general English literature, take a look at what University of Notre Dame has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and approximately 12,809 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.

Notre Dame General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Notre Dame General English Literature Rankings

There were 10 students who received their doctoral degrees in English, making the school the #22 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at Notre Dame

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

Notre Dame General English Literature Master’s Program

Of the 7 students who graduated with a master’s in English from Notre Dame in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in English each year. Notre Dame does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from Notre Dame, 57% 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 43% of degree recipients. That is 20% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
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 IN, the home state for University of Notre Dame.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
High School Teachers	19,690	$53,030

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 Ssantera under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.