Literature at Central Washington University

What traits are you looking for in a literature school? To help you decide if Central Washington University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's literature program.

CWU is located in Ellensburg, Washington and approximately 11,174 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received their master's degree in literature.

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

CWU Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Literature

CWU Literature Rankings

Literature Student Demographics at CWU

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

CWU Literature Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in literature from CWU. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Of the students who received a literature master's degree from CWU, 67% 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 Central Washington University with a master's in literature.

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

Related Majors

• Writing Studies

Careers That Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in 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 WA, the home state for Central Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Editors	1,830	$67,560
English Language and Literature Professors	1,450	$61,580
Writers and Authors	1,400	$65,200

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.