English Language & Literature at California State University - Bakersfield

81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study english language & literature, take a look at what California State University - Bakersfield has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSUB is located in Bakersfield, California and approximately 11,745 students attend the school each year.

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

CSUB English Language & Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature
Master’s Degree in English Language & Literature

CSUB English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at CSUB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English Language & Literature. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at CSUB

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language & literature majors at California State University - Bakersfield.

CSUB English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

71% Women

81% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. The typical english language & literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUB since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 47% more racial-ethnic minorities in its english language & literature bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Bakersfield with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	45
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CSUB English Language & Literature Master’s Program

63% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of english language & literature master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in english language & literature each year. CSUB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english language & literature master's degree from CSUB, 63% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the english language & literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Bakersfield with a master's in english language & literature.

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

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

English Language & Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Bakersfield. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	81

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language & literature 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 California State University - Bakersfield.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
English Language and Literature Professors	6,470	$114,110
Technical Writers	6,240	$91,310

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
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