General English Literature at Texas State University

What traits are you looking for in a english school? To help you decide if Texas State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's english program.

Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and approximately 37,812 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.

Texas State General English Literature Degrees Available

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

Texas State General English Literature Rankings

The english major at Texas 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 Texas State

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

Texas State General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of english bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

About 52% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in english at Texas State are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Texas State University with a bachelor's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	51
White	78
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Texas State General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 24% of english master's degrees went to men and 76% went to women.

Of the students who received a english master's degree from Texas State, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within General English Literature

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	185

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 TX, the home state for Texas State University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers	110,420	$58,190
English Language and Literature Professors	5,380	$75,720

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.