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2023 Most Popular General English Literature Schools in California

36 Colleges
$29,649 Avg Salary
$20,447 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General English Literature School for You

With 535 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general English literature is the #48 most popular major in California.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular General English Literature Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 36 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General English Literature program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for English majors pursuing a .

#1

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Our analysis found San Francisco State University to be the most popular school for general English literature students who want to pursue a degree in California. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

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#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

The excellent programs at National University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general English literature schools in California. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular General English Literature Schools in California list. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Northridge. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General English Literature Schools in California list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

Full General English Literature at California State University - Northridge Report

The excellent programs at California State University - Sacramento helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general English literature schools in California. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

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California State University - Fullerton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general English literature students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full General English Literature at California State University - Fullerton Report

#7

Chapman University

Orange, CA

Chapman University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General English Literature Schools in California list. Chapman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Orange.

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California State University - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general English literature students. It came in at #8 on the list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular General English Literature Schools in California list. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pomona.

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University of California - Irvine landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general English literature programs. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best General English Literature Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 44
Oregon 22
Nevada 13
Hawaii 11
Alaska 2

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general English literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Writing Studies 4,263
English Literature (Other) 175
Literature 162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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