English Language & Literature at California State University - Chico

Every English language and literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the English language and literature program at California State University - Chico stacks up to those at other schools.

Chico State is located in Chico, California and approximately 16,746 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,313 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Chico in 2021, 70 of them were English language and literature majors.

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.

Chico State English Language & Literature Degrees Available

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

Chico State English Language & Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English language and literature progam at Chico State compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English language and literature major at Chico State 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools	206
	464

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in English language and literature from Chico State. This makes it the #414 most popular school for English language and literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at Chico State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English language and literature majors at California State University - Chico.

Chico State English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 70 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in English language and literature from Chico State in 2021, 37% were men and 63% were women. The typical English language and literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Chico State since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its English language and 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 - Chico with a bachelor's in English language and literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	34
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Chico State English Language & Literature Master’s Program

Of the 4 English language and literature students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Chico State, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

Of the students who received a English language and literature master's degree from Chico State, 75% 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 California State University - Chico with a master's in English language and literature.

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

Chico State also has a doctoral program available in English language and literature. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

The following English language and literature concentations are available at California State University - Chico. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Chico. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	74

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Visual & Performing Arts

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in English language and 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 - Chico.

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
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.