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2023 Best Literature Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Literature Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 683 people earned a degree or certificate in literature, making the major the #266 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Literature Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Literature Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Schools for a Master's in Literature

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best school in the United States for literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#2

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American University is a great place for literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 9 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

The excellent master’s degree programs at George Mason University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best literature schools in the United States. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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#5

Mills College

Oakland, CA

Out of the 9 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Mills College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Oakland, Mills is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Central Washington University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree literature programs. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ellensburg.

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#7

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

Central Michigan University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree literature programs. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.

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#8

Hunter College

New York, NY

With a ranking of #8, Hunter College did quite well on this year’s best schools for literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population.

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Eastern Michigan University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree literature programs. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

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Literature by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 3 majors within the area of study, literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General English Literature 40,481
Writing Studies 12,529
English Literature (Other) 942

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 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).

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