English Language & Literature at Western Carolina University

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 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.

WCU English Language & Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature
Master’s Degree in English Language & Literature

WCU English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at WCU 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 WCU

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

WCU English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

70% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% 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 WCU since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

About 87% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	40
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WCU English Language & Literature Master’s Program

69% Women

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of english language & literature master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in english language & literature each year. WCU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english language & literature master's degree from WCU, 85% 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 Western Carolina University with a master's in english language & literature.

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

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

If you plan to be a english language & literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Carolina University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	53

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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
Professors	5,220	$70,590
English Language and Literature Professors	2,720	$64,080
Editors	2,090	$67,450
Technical Writers	1,390	$76,070

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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