General English Literature at San Jose State University

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 San Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 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.

San Jose State General English Literature Degrees Available

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

San Jose State General English Literature Rankings

The english major at San Jose 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.

English Student Demographics at San Jose State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english majors at San Jose State University.

San Jose State General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

59% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 41% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical english bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at San Jose State since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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 San Jose State University with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

San Jose State General English Literature Master’s Program

71% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of english master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. San Jose State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the english master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 22% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within General English Literature

The following english concentations are available at San Jose State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Jose State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	112

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 San Jose State 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
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