General English Literature at Chapman University

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

Chapman is located in Orange, California and has a total student population of 9,761. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 students received their master's degree in English.

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.

Chapman General English Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in English

Chapman General English Literature Rankings

English Student Demographics at Chapman

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

Chapman General English Literature Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of English master's degrees went to men and 65% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in English each year. Chapman does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from Chapman, 52% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the English master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 39% of degree recipients. That is 16% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Chapman University.

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 Tom Arthur under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.