General English Literature at California State University - Northridge

66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

What traits are you looking for in a english school? To help you decide if California State University - Northridge is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's english program.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381.

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.

CSUN General English Literature Degrees Available

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

CSUN General English Literature Rankings

The english major at CSUN 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 CSUN

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

CSUN General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

67% Women

66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUN since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	90
White	49
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	16

CSUN General English Literature Master’s Program

69% Women

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of english master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. CSUN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the english master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 51% of degree recipients. That is 16% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	204

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 - Northridge.

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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