General English Literature at Central Washington University

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

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and has a total student population of 11,174.

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.

CWU General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English
• Master’s Degree in English

CWU General English Literature Rankings

The english major at CWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General English Literature. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

English Student Demographics at CWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english majors at Central Washington University.

CWU General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at CWU since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

CWU General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of english master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. CWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from CWU, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Washington University with a master's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within General English Literature

If you plan to be a english major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	19

Related Majors

• Literature
• 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 WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
English Language and Literature Professors	1,450	$61,580

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.