General English Literature at San Francisco State 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 San Francisco State University stacks up to those at other schools.

SFSU is located in San Francisco, California and approximately 27,349 students attend the school each year.

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.

SFSU General English Literature Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in English
Master’s Degree in English

SFSU General English Literature Rankings

English Student Demographics at SFSU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the english majors at San Francisco State University.

SFSU General English Literature Master’s Program

52% Women

34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of english master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. SFSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	24
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Concentrations Within General English Literature

The following english concentations are available at San Francisco State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Francisco State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	45

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 San Francisco State 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
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