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2023 Best Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$44,365 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Literature Master's Degree School for You

Literature is the #266 most popular major in the country with 683 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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Literature

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for literature students working on their master’s degree. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

Read full report on Literature at The Graduate Center, CUNY

#2

American University

Washington, DC

The excellent master’s degree programs at American University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best literature schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Full Literature at American University Report

#3

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Full Literature at New York University Report

#4

Hunter College

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

Full Literature at Hunter College Report

Best Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best literature colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 82
New York 288
New Jersey 0
District of Columbia 23

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

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 4 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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