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 of Nebraska at Kearney. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in English, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UNK was ranked #278 on College Factual's Best Schools for English list. It is also ranked #3 in Nebraska.
Here are some of the other rankings for UNK.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UNK paid an average of $455 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $209 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,270 | $13,650 |
| Fees | $1,670 | $1,670 |
| Books and Supplies | $700 | $700 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,776 | $10,776 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,640 | $4,640 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. English students who received their bachelor’s degree at UNK took out an average of $24,934 in student loans. That is 9% higher than the national average of $22,977.
The median early career salary of English students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UNK is $32,569 per year. That is 21% higher than the national average of $27,025.
Online degrees for the UNK English bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UNK Online Learning page.
Women made up around 83.3% of the English students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 73.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in English at UNK in 2019-2020, 16.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 20 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
General English Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| English | 24 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general English literature.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Writing Studies | 11 |
*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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