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2023 Most Popular Online Literature Schools

8 Colleges
$26,788 Avg Salary
$26,372 Avg Student Debt

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.

The Most Popular Online Literature Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online literature programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular online school in the United States for literature students. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tyler Junior College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Literature Schools list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tyler.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

The excellent online programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best literature schools in the United States. Grand Canyon University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the large city of Phoenix.

While working on their degree, literature majors at Grand Canyon University accumulate an average of around $30,376 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Literature Schools list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent online programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best literature schools in the United States. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rio Salado College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Literature Schools list. Rio Salado College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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#5

Excelsior College

Albany, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Excelsior College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Literature Schools list. Located in the city of Albany, Excelsior College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Union Institute & University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Union is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cincinnati.

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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 8 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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