General English Literature at Western Washington University

Every general english 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 program at Western Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and approximately 15,197 students attend the school each year.

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.

WWU General English Literature Degrees Available

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

WWU General English Literature Rankings

The english major at WWU 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.

English Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at WWU since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	66
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	12

WWU General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of english master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. WWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from WWU, 57% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Washington University with a master's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General English Literature

If you plan to be a english 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 Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	81

Related Majors

• Writing Studies

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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
High School Teachers	14,560	$67,550
English Language and Literature Professors	1,450	$61,580

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.