General English Literature at California State University - Sacramento

Every general English 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 program at California State University - Sacramento stacks up to those at other schools.

Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and has a total student population of 32,293. Of the 7,644 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Sacramento in 2021, 152 of them were general English literature majors.

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.

Sac State General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Sac State General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at Sac State 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 Sac State 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	85
Best Value General English Literature Schools	107
Most Focused General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	351

In 2021, 29 students received their master’s degree in English from Sac State. This makes it the #11 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of Sac State English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at Sac State is $28,047. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 1% higher than the national average of $27,744 for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

English Student Demographics at Sac State

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

Sac State General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

The English program at Sac State awarded 152 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Sac State since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% 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 - Sacramento with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	44
White	62
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

Sac State General English Literature Master’s Program

Of the 29 English students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Sac State, about 24% were men and 76% were women.

In the English master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Sac State also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 - Sacramento.

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 Stickpen under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.