English Language & Literature at California State University - Los Angeles

89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every english language & 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 & 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.

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 & 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.

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 & literature majors at California State University - Los Angeles.

Cal State LA English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

61% Women

89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 61% 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 Cal State LA since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 55% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	69
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Cal State LA English Language & Literature Master’s Program

83% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of english language & literature master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

In the english language & literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 41% 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 & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	101

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 - 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
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