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General English Literature at George Washington University

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General English Literature at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received their master's degree in English.

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.

GWU General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in English
  • Doctorate Degree in English

GWU General English Literature Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in English, making the school the #86 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

English Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU General English Literature Master’s Program

56% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The English program at GWU awarded 9 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 44% of these degrees went to men with the other 56% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in English each year. GWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a English master's degree from GWU, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the English master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
High School Teachers 3,850 $65,180
English Language and Literature Professors 370 $115,590

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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