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English at Virginia Tech

English at Virginia Tech

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

Virginia Tech is located in Blacksburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 37,024.

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

Virginia Tech English Degrees Available

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

Virginia Tech English Rankings

English Language Student Demographics at Virginia Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language majors at Virginia Tech.

Virginia Tech English Master’s Program

71% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of english language master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english language each year. Virginia Tech does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a english language master's degree from Virginia Tech, 71% 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 Virginia Tech with a master's in english language.

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

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Tech.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
High School Teachers 26,830 $68,770
English Language and Literature Professors 2,320 $61,690

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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