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General English Literature at George Washington University

General English Literature at George Washington University

If you plan to study general english 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 has a total student population of 27,017.

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.

GWU General English Literature Degrees Available

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

GWU General English Literature Rankings

The english major at GWU 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in english, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 19% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 81% went to women.

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About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

GWU General English Literature Master’s Program

100% Women
17% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of english 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.

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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 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
English 37

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers 3,850 $65,180
English Language and Literature Professors 370 $115,590

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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