General English Literature at California State University - Chico

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

Chico State is located in Chico, California and has a total student population of 16,746.

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.

Chico State General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Chico State General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Chico State is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General English 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 Student Demographics at Chico State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english majors at California State University - Chico.

Chico State General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at Chico State are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its english 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Chico State General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of english master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. Chico State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 39% more men than average.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from Chico State, 78% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within General English Literature

General English Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at California State University - Chico. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	74

Related Majors

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 California State University - Chico.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

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