English Language & Literature at Mount Saint Mary’s University

If you plan to study English language and literature, take a look at what Mount Saint Mary's University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MSMU is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 2,745 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 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.

MSMU English Language & Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in English Language & Literature

MSMU English Language & Literature Rankings

English Language & Literature Student Demographics at MSMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the English language and literature majors at Mount Saint Mary’s University.

MSMU English Language & Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students graduated with a master's degree in English language and literature from MSMU. About 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 31% men graduate in English language and literature each year. MSMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the English language and literature master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within English Language & Literature

If you plan to be a English language and literature major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mount Saint Mary's University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Writing Studies	12

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• 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 Mount Saint Mary's 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 Dasandman008 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.