General English Literature at University of Charleston

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

UC is located in Charleston, West Virginia and approximately 2,967 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in English from UC.

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.

UC General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English

UC General English Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks English programs across the country. The following shows how UC performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at UC 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	924
Most Focused General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1,045
Most Popular General English Literature Schools	1,091
Most Focused General English Literature Schools	1,228

English Student Demographics at UC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at University of Charleston.

UC General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a bachelor's degree in English from UC. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at UC since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at UC 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 University of Charleston with a bachelor's in English.

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

UC also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 WV, the home state for University of Charleston.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
High School Teachers	3,790	$47,050
English Language and Literature Professors	580	$53,790

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 Lkeadle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.