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General English Literature is a major offered under the English language and literature program of study at University of Southern California. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in English, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these 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. In College Factual's most recent rankings for the best schools for English majors, USC came in at #29. This puts it in the top 5% of the country in this field of study. It is also ranked #3 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for USC.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at USC was $1,995 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $59,260 | $59,260 |
Fees | $1,015 | $1,015 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $16,398 | $16,398 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,278 | $2,278 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. English students who received their bachelor’s degree at USC took out an average of $14,000 in student loans. That is 39% lower than the national average of $22,977.
USC does not offer an online option for its English bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 73.5% of the English students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 73.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 58.8% of the English bachelor’s degrees at USC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 32%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 12 |
International Students | 1 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
General English Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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English | 34 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to general English literature.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Writing Studies | 34 |
*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.