English Language & Literature at California State University - Long Beach

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and approximately 40,069 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.

CSULB English Language & Literature Degrees Available

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

CSULB English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at CSULB 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 CSULB

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

CSULB English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

66% Women

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% 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 CSULB since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 38% 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 - Long Beach with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	27
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	143
White	66
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

CSULB English Language & Literature Master’s Program

61% Women

66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of english language & literature master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in english language & literature each year. CSULB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the english language & literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 66% of degree recipients. That is 32% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	16
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 - Long Beach. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	284
Writing Studies	14

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 - Long Beach.

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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