English Language & Literature at Occidental College

What traits are you looking for in a english language & literature school? To help you decide if Occidental College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's english language & literature program.

Oxy is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 1,839.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in English Language & Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Oxy English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Oxy English Language & Literature Rankings

The english language & literature major at Oxy is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for English Language & 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 Language & Literature Student Demographics at Oxy

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english language & literature majors at Occidental College.

Oxy English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of english language & literature bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical english language & literature bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at Oxy since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english language & literature at Oxy 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 Occidental College with a bachelor's in english language & literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

English Language & Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Occidental College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature	8

Related Majors

• Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Social Sciences

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language & literature 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 Occidental College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
English Language and Literature Professors	6,470	$114,110
Technical Writers	6,240	$91,310

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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More about our data sources and methodologies.