by our College Data Analytics Team
In <nil>, 3,909 bachelor's degrees were awarded to general english literature students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #14 most popular major in the state. This means that of the 28,956 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 13.5% were from a college or university in the state.
This year's Best General English Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in California ranking looked at 34 colleges that offer a bachelor's in english. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general english literature programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the general english literature program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
As a non-traditional student, you have a lot to consider when it comes to choosing an education. That's why we've developed rankings specifically for you. Check out more major-related rankings here..
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying english.
San Francisco State University tops the 2021 list of our schools in California that are best for non-traditional general english literature students. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.
The student loan default rate at SFSU is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. 14,003 students at SFSU are exclusively online. There are roughly 6,034 part time students in attendance at SFSU.
Santa Clara University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. SCU is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Santa Clara. SCU also made our Best Colleges for General English Literature in California list, coming in at #2.
About 0.3% of SCU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,240 of SCU students are attending part time.
The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Loyola Marymount University. Loyola Marymount is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles. Loyola Marymount did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Colleges for General English Literature in California list.
The student loan default rate at Loyola Marymount is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,981 students take at least one class online at Loyola Marymount. There are roughly 764 part time students in attendance at Loyola Marymount.
Full General English Literature at Loyola Marymount University Report
University of California - Berkeley comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #1 rank in our Best Colleges for General English Literature in California ranking.
The student loan default rate at UC Berkeley is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 26,398 students at UC Berkeley that take at least one class online. 4,099 students are part time.
Full General English Literature at University of California - Berkeley Report
California State University - Long Beach comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 24,806 students take at least one class online at CSULB. About 8,046 of the students at CSULB are attending part time.
Read full report on General English Literature at California State University - Long Beach
University of California - Los Angeles earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCLA, the school also landed the #4 rank in our Best Colleges for General English Literature in California ranking.
About 0.7% of UCLA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. 2,161 students are part time.
Full General English Literature at University of California - Los Angeles Report
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to San Jose State University. Located in the large city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 19,939 students at San Jose State that take at least one class online. 9,800 students are part time.
Read full report on General English Literature at San Jose State University
Our rankings recognize California State University - Stanislaus as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Turlock, Stan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 1.0% of Stan State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,993 students at Stan State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,273 part time students in attendance at Stan State.
Full General English Literature at California State University - Stanislaus Report
California State University - Sacramento comes in at #9 in this year's ranking. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Sacramento.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 16,876 students at Sac State that take at least one class online. 7,378 students are part time.
Full General English Literature at California State University - Sacramento Report
University of California - Davis comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #5 rank in our Best Colleges for General English Literature in California ranking.
The student loan default rate at UC Davis is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 7,892 students at UC Davis that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,668 part time students in attendance at UC Davis.
Read full report on General English Literature at University of California - Davis
Explore all the Best General English Literature Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Washington | 468 |
| Oregon | 373 |
| Nevada | 188 |
| Hawaii | 100 |
| Alaska | 35 |
General English Literature is one of 9 different types of English Language & Literature programs to choose from.
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.