English at East Carolina University

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in English section at the bottom of this page.

ECU English Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in English Language
Master’s Degree in English Language

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

ECU does offer online education options in english language for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

ECU English Rankings

The english language major at ECU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English. 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 Language Student Demographics at ECU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language majors at East Carolina University.

ECU English Bachelor’s Program

64% Women

42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of english language bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical english language bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at ECU since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language at ECU are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities in its english language bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	20
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

ECU English Master’s Program

68% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of english language master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english language each year. ECU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english language master's degree from ECU, 53% 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 East Carolina University with a master's in english language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Careers That English Language Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
English Language and Literature Professors	2,720	$64,080

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
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