The 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 University of California - Santa Barbara. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in English, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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BA in English Language & Literature
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. UCSB was ranked #83 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for English majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #12 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UCSB.
The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
Fees | $2,964 | $2,964 |
Books and Supplies | $1,259 | $1,259 |
On Campus Room and Board | $15,903 | $15,903 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $5,381 | $5,381 |
Learn more about UCSB tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UCSB in English walked away with an average of $18,500 in student debt. That is 19% lower than the national average of $22,977.
The median early career salary of English students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCSB is $29,956 per year. That is 11% higher than the national average of $27,025.
Online degrees for the UCSB 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 UCSB Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in English in 2019-2020, 74.0% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 73.0%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in English at UCSB in 2019-2020, 62.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 21 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 84 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 69 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 19 |
General English Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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English | 200 |
*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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