General English Literature at California State University - San Marcos

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 - San Marcos stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and has a total student population of 16,367. In 2021, 72 English majors received their bachelor's degree from CSUSM.

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.

CSUSM General English Literature Degrees Available

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

CSUSM General English Literature Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks English programs across the country. The following shows how CSUSM performed in these rankings.

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 CSUSM 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
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	112
Most Popular General English Literature Schools	118
Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	154
Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools	206
Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	362
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In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in English from CSUSM. This makes it the #128 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do English Graduates from CSUSM Make?

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUSM is $25,641. 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 CSUSM

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

CSUSM General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 72 English students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CSUSM, about 35% were men and 65% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUSM since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	30
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

CSUSM General English Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students graduated with a master's degree in English from CSUSM. About 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in English each year. CSUSM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 17% more men than average.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from CSUSM, 56% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CSUSM 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 - San Marcos.

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 Eamuscatuli under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.