English Language & Literature at West Virginia State University

Every english language & literature 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 & literature program at West Virginia State University stacks up to those at other schools.

WVSU is located in Institute, West Virginia and approximately 3,638 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in English Language & Literature section at the bottom of this page.

WVSU English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

WVSU English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at WVSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English Language & 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 Language & Literature Student Demographics at WVSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language & literature majors at West Virginia State University.

WVSU English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical english language & literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at WVSU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at WVSU 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 West Virginia State University with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

The following english language & literature concentations are available at West Virginia State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from West Virginia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	12

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language & literature 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 West Virginia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WV	Average Salary in WV
High School Teachers	3,790	$47,050
English Language and Literature Professors	580	$53,790
Editors	170	$52,910
Writers and Authors	130	$64,480
Professors	120	$67,490

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 Richinstead under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.