General English Literature at Sonoma State University

If you are interested in studying general english literature, you may want to check out the program at Sonoma State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SSU is located in Rohnert Park, California and has a total student population of 8,018.

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.

SSU General English Literature Degrees Available

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

SSU General English Literature Rankings

English Student Demographics at SSU

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

SSU General English Literature Master’s Program

43% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of english master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in english each year. SSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

In the english 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 Sonoma State University with a master's in english.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within General English Literature

General English Literature majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sonoma State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
English	13

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 Sonoma 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
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