2023 Most Popular General English Literature Master's Degree Schools
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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Most Popular General English Literature Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 411 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General English Literature program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular General English Literature Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Master's in General English Literature
Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in the United States for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester.
About 74% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 26% are male.
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Out of the 411 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 115 students majoring in English at ASU - Skysong, 25% are male and 75% are female.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at San Francisco State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general English literature schools in the United States. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.
Of the 45 students majoring in English at SFSU, 36% are male and 64% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend National University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools list. National University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of La Jolla.
About 74% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 26% are male.
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Out of the 411 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 41 students majoring in English at CSULB, 49% are male and 51% are female.
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East Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general English literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.
About 74% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 26% are male.
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Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 73% of the English majors at the school.
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California State University - Northridge ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools list. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.
Women make up 63% of the English majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #9, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 31 students majoring in English at The Graduate Center, 39% are male and 61% are female.
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Harvard University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
Of the 30 students majoring in English at Harvard, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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California State University - Sacramento did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general English literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.
Women make up 76% of the English majors at the school.
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University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general English literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 27 students majoring in English at UMass Boston, 26% are male and 74% are female.
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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 67% of the English majors at the school.
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Miami University - Oxford ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 85% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 15% are male.
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Yale University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general English literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
About 69% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 31% are male.
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Middlebury College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general English literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Middlebury.
About 65% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 35% are male.
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California State University - Fullerton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general English literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 25 students majoring in English at Cal State Fullerton, 36% are male and 64% are female.
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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 72% of the English majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #17, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.
Women make up 72% of the English majors at the school.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools ranking. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
About 72% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 28% are male.
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North Carolina State University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general English literature programs. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 75% of the English majors at the school.
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Chapman University landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general English literature programs. Chapman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Orange.
Of the 23 students majoring in English at Chapman, 35% are male and 65% are female.
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With a ranking of #22, Northwestern University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.
About 74% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 26% are male.
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Emporia State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Emporia, ESU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Of the 23 students majoring in English at ESU, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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Georgetown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general English literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #22 on the list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Women make up 91% of the English majors at the school.
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Remaining Award Winners
This list shows the rest of the colleges awarded a Most Popular General English Literature Master's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 411 different United States general English literature schools we analyzed.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill, MA |
| 47 | Purdue University - Main Campus | West Lafayette, IN |
| 47 | SUNY New Paltz | New Paltz, NY |
| 47 | University of Memphis | Memphis, TN |
| 47 | Virginia Commonwealth University | Richmond, VA |
| 57 | University of Louisville | Louisville, KY |
| 57 | University of Toledo | Toledo, OH |
| 57 | The University of Tennessee - Knoxville | Knoxville, TN |
| 57 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana | Natchitoches, LA |
| 57 | University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA |
| 57 | Ball State University | Muncie, IN |
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular General English Literature Master's Degree Schools award.
General English Literature by Region
View the Most Popular General English Literature Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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General English Literature Related Majors
One of 3 majors within the area of study, general English literature has other similar majors worth exploring.
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 26 schools only.
- 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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