General English Literature at California State University - Long Beach

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

If you plan to study general english 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 General English Literature section at the bottom of this page.

CSULB General English Literature Degrees Available

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

CSULB General English Literature Rankings

The english major at CSULB 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 CSULB

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

CSULB General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

66% Women

72% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 34% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 66% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at CSULB since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% 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 - Long Beach with a bachelor's in english.

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 General English Literature Master’s Program

63% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of english master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. CSULB 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 60% of degree recipients. That is 25% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within General English Literature

If you plan to be a english major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
English	284

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 - Long Beach.

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
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