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General English Literature at Virginia Tech

General English Literature at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024.

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.

Virginia Tech General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Virginia Tech 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.

English Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at Virginia Tech 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 Virginia Tech with a bachelor's in english.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 54
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Virginia Tech General English Literature Master’s Program

71% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of english master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. Virginia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a english master's degree from Virginia Tech, 71% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Tech 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 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within General English Literature

General English 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 Virginia Tech. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
English 81

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
English Language and Literature Professors 2,320 $61,690

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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