English & writing at Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Commonwealth University graduates about 101 English & writing majors a year, 2% of its graduating class. That puts it 183rd of 697 schools we score for English & writing, a strong program at 66 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 124 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 83% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $46,000 four years out, below the national figure for the same major (0.94×). Research spending in the field runs about $18 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.