2023 Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best General English Literature Master's Degree School for You
General English Literature is the #26 most popular major in the country with 40,481 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for English majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the best school in the Great Lakes Region for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general English literature schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
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Out of the 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Dayton is a great place for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Dayton.
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Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general English literature programs. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best schools for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.
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With a ranking of #8, Grand Valley State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. GVSU is a very large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general English literature programs. UW - Eau Claire is a large public school located in the city of Eau Claire.
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Explore the best general English literature schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 729 |
| Ohio | 1,062 |
| Illinois | 1,251 |
| Indiana | 721 |
| Wisconsin | 680 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to English
General English Literature is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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.