English at East Carolina University

Every english school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the english language program at East Carolina University stacks up to those at other schools.

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and has a total student population of 28,798.

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

ECU English Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? ECU offers distance education options for english language at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

ECU English Rankings

English Language Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU English Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of english language master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english language each year. ECU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english language master's degree from ECU, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	12
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
High School Teachers	25,240	$47,580
English Language and Literature Professors	2,720	$64,080

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 Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.