General English Literature at San Jose State 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 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. In 2021, 99 English majors received their bachelor's degree from San Jose State.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at San Jose State 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools	77
Best General English Literature Schools	157
Most Focused General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	668

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in English from San Jose State. This makes it the #72 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of San Jose State English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at San Jose State is $33,546. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 21% higher than the national average of $27,744 for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 99 students earned a bachelor's degree in English from San Jose State. About 61% of these graduates were women and the other 39% were men. 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 12% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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	20
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	42
White	23
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

San Jose State General English Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a master's degree in English from San Jose State. About 23% were men and 77% were women.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from San Jose State, 62% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the English master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 38% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

San Jose State 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 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
• Image Credit: By Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.