English at Western Washington University

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

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197.

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

WWU English Degrees Available

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

WWU English Rankings

The english language major at WWU 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.

English Language Student Demographics at WWU

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

WWU English Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of english language bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical english language 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 language 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 language.

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 English Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of english language master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english language 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 language 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 language.

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

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 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.