General English Literature at University of Oregon

If you are interested in studying general English literature, you may want to check out the program at University of Oregon. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and approximately 21,752 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.

UO General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UO General English Literature Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in English, making the school the #101 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at UO

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

UO General English Literature Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in English from UO in 2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in English each year. UO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from UO, 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 Oregon 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

• 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 OR, the home state for University of Oregon.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
High School Teachers	10,390	$72,640
English Language and Literature Professors	820	$76,450

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 Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.