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General English Literature at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 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.

San Jose State General English Literature Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in English

San Jose State General English Literature Rankings

English Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State General English Literature Master’s Program

77% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a master's degree in English from San Jose State. About 23% were men and 77% were women.

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Of the students who received a English master's degree from San Jose State, 62% 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 38% 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 San Jose State University with a master's in English.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Jose 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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