General English Literature at California State University - Fullerton

If you are interested in studying general English literature, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Fullerton. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and has a total student population of 42,051. Of the 10,010 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Fullerton in 2021, 155 of them were general English literature majors.

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.

Cal State Fullerton General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Cal State Fullerton General English Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks English programs across the country. The following shows how Cal State Fullerton performed in these rankings.

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 Cal State Fullerton 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 Value General English Literature Schools	211
	442

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in English from Cal State Fullerton. This makes it the #17 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Cal State Fullerton English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State Fullerton is $23,697. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $27,744 for all English students.

English Student Demographics at Cal State Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of English bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal State Fullerton since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 - Fullerton with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	70
White	43
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Cal State Fullerton General English Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students graduated with a master's degree in English from Cal State Fullerton. About 36% were men and 64% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in English each year. Cal State Fullerton does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

In the English master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

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 - Fullerton.

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.