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Most Popular General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

2023 Most Popular General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best General English Literature Master's Degree School for You

General English Literature is the #26 most popular major in the country with 40,481 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 51 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General English Literature program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for English majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Our 2023 rankings named San Francisco State University the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 45 students majoring in English at SFSU, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 74% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 26% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Long Beach is a great place for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

Of the 41 students majoring in English at CSULB, 49% are male and 51% are female.

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Out of the 51 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 63% of the English majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at California State University - Sacramento helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general English literature schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 76% of the English majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, California State University - Fullerton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

Of the 25 students majoring in English at Cal State Fullerton, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#7

Chapman University

Orange, CA

Chapman University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Orange, Chapman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in English at Chapman, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 73% of the English majors at the school.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Pomona, Cal Poly Pomona is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 86% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#10

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #10, San Diego State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 59% of the English majors at the school.

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Best General English Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best general English literature schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 6,696
Washington 512
Oregon 397
Nevada 238
Hawaii 111
Alaska 37

General English Literature is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to English

Related Major Annual Graduates
Writing Studies 12,529
English Literature (Other) 942
Literature 683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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