General English Literature at University of California - Berkeley

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 University of California - Berkeley stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327. Of the 10,523 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Berkeley in 2021, 247 of them were general English literature majors.

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.

UC Berkeley General English Literature Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in English
• Doctorate Degree in English

UC Berkeley General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at UC Berkeley compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The English major at UC Berkeley 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	45
Most Focused General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools	105
Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	256

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in English from UC Berkeley. This is the #370 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do English Graduates from UC Berkeley Make?

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley is $31,616. This is 14% higher than $27,744, which is the national average for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

English Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English majors at University of California - Berkeley.

UC Berkeley General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 247 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in English from UC Berkeley. About 30% were men and 70% were women. The typical English bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Berkeley since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	56
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	53
White	92
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

UC Berkeley also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 7 students 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 University of California - Berkeley.

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 LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.