by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is English. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General English Literature is a major offered under the English language and literature program of study at University at Buffalo. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in English, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at University at Buffalo was ranked #191 on College Factual's Best Schools for English list. It is also ranked #22 in New York.
Here are some of the other rankings for University at Buffalo.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at University at Buffalo paid an average of $1,031 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $295 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,070 | $24,740 |
| Fees | $3,456 | $3,456 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,202 | $1,202 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $14,136 | $14,136 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,804 | $2,804 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at University at Buffalo in English walked away with an average of $22,600 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $22,977.
The median early career salary of English students who receive their bachelor’s degree from University at Buffalo is $27,343 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $27,025.
University at Buffalo does not offer an online option for its English bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the University at Buffalo Online Learning page.
Women made up around 58.0% of the English students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 73.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in English at University at Buffalo in 2019-2020, 23.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 44 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 10 |
General English Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| English | 69 |
*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.
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