by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is English. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
General English Literature is a major offered under the English language and literature program of study at California State Polytechnic University - Pomona. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in English, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Cal Poly Pomona was ranked #327 on College Factual's Best Schools for English list. It is also ranked #30 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for Cal Poly Pomona.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,742 | $17,622 |
| Fees | $1,697 | $1,697 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,022 | $1,022 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,570 | $16,570 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,152 | $3,152 |
Learn more about Cal Poly Pomona tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. English students who received their bachelor’s degree at Cal Poly Pomona took out an average of $19,332 in student loans. That is 16% lower than the national average of $22,977.
The median early career salary of English students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Cal Poly Pomona is $22,916 per year. That is 15% lower than the national average of $27,025.
Online degrees for the Cal Poly Pomona English bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Cal Poly Pomona Online Learning page.
Women made up around 70.7% of the English students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 73.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in English at Cal Poly Pomona in 2019-2020, 78.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
General English Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| English | 75 |
*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.
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