General English Literature at University of California - Santa Barbara

If you are interested in studying general English literature, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Santa Barbara. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 26,179 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 168 English majors received their bachelor's degree from UCSB.

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.

UCSB General English Literature Degrees Available

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

UCSB General English Literature Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the English progam at UCSB 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 UCSB 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
Most Popular General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	15
	214
	219

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in English from UCSB. This makes it the #243 most popular school for English master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in English, making the school the #101 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UCSB English Graduates

The median salary of English students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSB is $29,434. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $27,744 for all English bachelor's degree recipients.

English Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB General English Literature Bachelor’s Program

Of the 168 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in English from UCSB in 2021, 26% were men and 74% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 24% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	66
White	63
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	19

UCSB General English Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in English from UCSB. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from UCSB, 60% 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 40% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Santa Barbara with a master's in English.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCSB also has a doctoral program available in English. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 - Santa Barbara.

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.