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2023 Most Popular General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 63 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the English master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our analysis found Ohio University - Athens Campus to be the most popular school for general English literature students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

About 73% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 27% are male.

Full General English Literature at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

Out of the 63 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the # 2 spot on the list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

Of the 26 students majoring in English at Miami University - Oxford, 15% are male and 85% are female.

Full General English Literature at Miami University - Oxford Report

#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 63 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Of the 23 students majoring in English at Northwestern, 26% are male and 74% are female.

Read full report on General English Literature at Northwestern University

#4

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Out of the 63 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the # 4 spot on the list. EIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

Women make up 80% of the English majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Madison helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general English literature schools in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Women make up 65% of the English majors at the school.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Of the 16 students majoring in English at Ohio State, 19% are male and 81% are female.

Full General English Literature at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

#6

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 69% of the English majors at the school.

Read full report on General English Literature at Purdue University - Main Campus

#8

Ball State University

Muncie, IN

Ball State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ball State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Muncie.

Of the 15 students majoring in English at Ball State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full General English Literature at Ball State University Report

#8

University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

University of Toledo landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general English literature programs. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Toledo.

Women make up 67% of the English majors at the school.

Read full report on General English Literature at University of Toledo

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general English literature programs. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 79% of the English majors at the school.

Full General English Literature at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

Honorable Mentions

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 in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
12 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
12 Ohio Dominican University Columbus, OH
12 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN

Best General English Literature Colleges by State

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

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

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 32 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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