English at West Virginia University

If you plan to study english, take a look at what West Virginia University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and approximately 26,269 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.

WVU English Degrees Available

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

WVU English Rankings

The english language major at WVU 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in english language, making the school the #127 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Language Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU English Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of english language bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language at WVU 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 University with a bachelor's in english language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	40
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WVU English Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of english language master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english language each year. WVU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english language master's degree from WVU, 100% 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 West Virginia University with a master's in english language.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
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 WV, the home state for West Virginia 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Swimmerguy269 under License

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