General English Literature at Chapman University

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 Chapman University stacks up to those at other schools.

Chapman is located in Orange, California and approximately 9,761 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 20 English majors received their bachelor's degree from Chapman.

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.

Chapman General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Chapman General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at Chapman compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at Chapman 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 Master’s Degree Schools	22
Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools	271
Best General English Literature Schools	353
Best Value General English Literature Schools	506
Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	529

In 2021, 23 students received their master’s degree in English from Chapman. This makes it the #22 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

English Student Demographics at Chapman

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

Chapman General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 20 English majors earned their bachelor's degree from Chapman. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in English at Chapman are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Chapman University with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Chapman General English Literature Master’s Program

Of the 23 English students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Chapman, about 35% were men and 65% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in English each year. Chapman does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from Chapman, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the English master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Writing Studies

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 Chapman University.

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 Tom Arthur under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.