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English Language & Literature at George Washington University

English Language & Literature at George Washington University

If you plan to study english language & literature, take a look at what George Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year.

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

GWU English Language & Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature
  • Master’s Degree in English Language & Literature

GWU English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at GWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English Language & 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in english language & literature, making the school the #104 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at GWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language & literature majors at George Washington University.

GWU English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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About 66% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at GWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 33
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

GWU English Language & Literature Master’s Program

100% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of english language & literature master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

English Language & Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from George Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature 37
Writing Studies 17

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language & literature can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers 3,850 $65,180
Editors 3,330 $89,710
Writers and Authors 1,250 $101,690
Technical Writers 660 $86,120

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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