General English Literature at East Los Angeles College

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 East Los Angeles College stacks up to those at other schools.

East Los Angeles College is located in Monterey Park, California and approximately 33,397 students attend the school each year.

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.

East Los Angeles College General English Literature Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in English

East Los Angeles College General English Literature 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.

English Student Demographics at East Los Angeles College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at East Los Angeles College.

East Los Angeles College General English Literature Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of English associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in English only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at East Los Angeles College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

East Los Angeles College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in English graduates 59% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from East Los Angeles College with a associate's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 East Los Angeles College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.