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English at San Jose State University

English at San Jose State University

If you plan to study english, take a look at what San Jose State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in English section at the bottom of this page.

San Jose State English Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in English Language
  • Master’s Degree in English Language

San Jose State English Rankings

English Language Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State English Master’s Program

71% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 29% of english language master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english language each year. San Jose State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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In the english language master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 22% 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 language.

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

Careers That English Language Grads May Go Into

A degree in english language 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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