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2023 Best General English Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

29 Colleges
$28,153 Avg Salary
$23,892 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General English Literature Bachelor's Degree School for You

General English Literature is the #30 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 1,601 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best General English Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 29 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Check out the English bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best General English Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools

#1

Lafayette College

Easton, PA

Our 2023 rankings named Lafayette College the best school in Pennsylvania for general English literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Easton, Lafayette is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#2

Gettysburg College

Gettysburg, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gettysburg College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Gettysburg, Gettysburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Villanova University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general English literature schools in Pennsylvania. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

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#4

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general English literature schools in Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

On average, English graduates from UPenn take out $19,795 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree general English literature programs. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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West Chester University of Pennsylvania ranked #7 on this year’s Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.

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#8

Lebanon Valley College

Annville, PA

Lebanon Valley College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree general English literature programs. LVC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small suburb of Annville.

English majors at LVC take out an average of $23,907 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Washington & Jefferson College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. W&J is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Washington.

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#10

Muhlenberg College

Allentown, PA

Muhlenberg College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree general English literature programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Allentown, Muhlenberg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best General English Literature Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General English Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,129
Maryland 746
New Jersey 1,005
District of Columbia 185
Delaware 115

General English Literature is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to English

Related Major Annual Graduates
Writing Studies 12,529
English Literature (Other) 942
Literature 683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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