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General English Literature at West Virginia State University

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General English Literature at West Virginia State University

If you are interested in studying general English literature, you may want to check out the program at West Virginia State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WVSU is located in Institute, West Virginia and approximately 3,638 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in English from WVSU.

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.

WVSU General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English

WVSU General English Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks English programs across the country. The following shows how WVSU 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 WVSU 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 Focused General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 157
Most Focused General English Literature Schools 179
Best General English Literature Schools 520
Most Popular General English Literature Schools 720

How Much Do English Graduates from WVSU Make?

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at WVSU is $29,654. This is 7% higher than $27,744, which is the national average for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

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English Student Demographics at WVSU

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

WVSU General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of English bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at WVSU since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

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About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 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

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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