English Language & Literature at Chapman University

Every English language and 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 language and literature program at Chapman University stacks up to those at other schools.

Chapman is located in Orange, California and has a total student population of 9,761. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students received their master's degree in English language and literature.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in English Language & Literature section at the bottom of this page.

Chapman English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in English Language & Literature

Chapman English Language & Literature Rankings

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at Chapman

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English language and literature majors at Chapman University.

Chapman English Language & Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 English language and literature majors earned their master's degree from Chapman. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in English language and literature each year. Chapman does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a English language and literature master's degree from Chapman, 63% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the English language and literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Chapman University with a master's in English language and literature.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	30
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Writing Studies	25
General English Literature	23

Related Majors

• Visual & Performing Arts

Careers That English Language & Literature Grads May Go Into

A degree in English language and literature 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 Chapman University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
High School Teachers	112,960	$80,510
Editors	11,060	$78,150
Writers and Authors	7,910	$96,910
English Language and Literature Professors	6,470	$114,110
Technical Writers	6,240	$91,310

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 Tom Arthur under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.