General English Literature at California State University - Long Beach

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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 243 students received a bachelor's degree in English from CSULB.

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools	172
Most Focused General English Literature Schools	226
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	371

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in English from CSULB. This makes it the #5 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do English Graduates from CSULB Make?

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $23,239. 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 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

Of the 243 English students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CSULB, about 34% were men and 66% were 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 35% 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	25
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	119
White	59
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	21

CSULB General English Literature Master’s Program

Of the 41 English students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from CSULB, about 49% were men and 51% were 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 21% more men than average.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from CSULB, 54% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the English master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 7% 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	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	22
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

CSULB 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 - 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
• Image Credit: By Summum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.