General English Literature at National University

Every general English 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 program at National University stacks up to those at other schools.

National University is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 18,070 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 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.

National University General English Literature Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in English

Online Classes Are Available at National University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

National University does offer online education options in English for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

National University General English Literature Rankings

English Student Demographics at National University

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

National University General English Literature Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students graduated with a master's degree in English from National University. About 26% were men and 74% were women.

Of the students who received a English master's degree from National University, 58% 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 37% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 National 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 University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.