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English at Washington and Lee University

English at Washington and Lee University

Every english school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the english language program at Washington and Lee University stacks up to those at other schools.

Washington and Lee is located in Lexington, Virginia and approximately 2,183 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.

Washington and Lee English Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English Language

Washington and Lee English Rankings

The english language major at Washington and Lee 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.

English Language Student Demographics at Washington and Lee

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

Washington and Lee English Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of english language bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language at Washington and Lee 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 Washington and Lee University with a bachelor's in english language.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 19
International Students 3
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 VA, the home state for Washington and Lee University.

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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