English Language & Literature at California State University - Los Angeles

Every English language and literature school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the English language and literature program at California State University - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

Cal State LA is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 26,745 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 79 English language and literature majors received their bachelor's degree from Cal State LA.

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.

Cal State LA English Language & Literature Degrees Available

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

Cal State LA English Language & Literature Rankings

The English language and literature major at Cal State LA 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.

In 2021, 22 students received their master’s degree in English language and literature from Cal State LA. This makes it the #89 most popular school for English language and literature master’s degree candidates in the country.

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at Cal State LA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English language and literature majors at California State University - Los Angeles.

Cal State LA English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 79 students earned a bachelor's degree in English language and literature from Cal State LA. About 65% of these graduates were women and the other 35% were men. The typical English language and literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Cal State LA since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% more racial-ethnic minorities in its English language and 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in English language and literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Cal State LA English Language & Literature Master’s Program

Of the 22 students who earned a master's degree in English Language & Literature from Cal State LA in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

In the English language and literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 64% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

If you plan to be a English language and literature 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 - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	101

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Visual & Performing Arts

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in English language and 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 - Los Angeles.

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
• Image Credit: By Justefrain under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.