English at George Washington University
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 section at the bottom of this page.
GWU English Degrees Available
- Bachelor’s Degree in English Language
- Master’s Degree in English Language
GWU English Rankings
The english language major at GWU 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.
There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in english language, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.
English Language Student Demographics at GWU
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language majors at George Washington University.
GWU English Bachelor’s Program
About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language 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.
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 English Master’s Program
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.
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 |
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 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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Michiel1972 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.