General English Literature at American River College

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

American River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 25,422 students attend the school each year.

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.

American River General English Literature Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in English

American River General English Literature Rankings

English Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english majors at American River College.

American River General English Literature Associate’s Program

66% Women

49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of english associate's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in english only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at American River may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in english graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within General English Literature

The following english concentations are available at American River College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from American River College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	29

Writing Studies

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 CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
English Language and Literature Professors	6,470	$114,110

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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