General English Literature at California State University - Fresno

What traits are you looking for in a English school? To help you decide if California State University - Fresno is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's English program.

Fresno State is located in Fresno, California and approximately 25,497 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 78 students received a bachelor's degree in English from Fresno State.

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.

Fresno State General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Fresno State General English Literature Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at Fresno 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General English Literature Schools	451

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in English from Fresno State. This makes it the #243 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do English Graduates from Fresno State Make?

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at Fresno State is $21,508. This is less than $27,744, which is the national average of all English majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

English Student Demographics at Fresno State

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

Fresno State General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 78 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in English from Fresno State in 2021, 32% were men and 68% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Fresno State since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 - Fresno with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	48
White	19
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Fresno State General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of English master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in English each year. Fresno State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

In the English master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 26% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Fresno with a master's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• 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 California State University - Fresno.

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 Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.