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2023 Most Popular Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools

67 Colleges
$24,591 Avg Salary
$26,246 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Literature Bachelor'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 Most Popular Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 67 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Literature program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for literature majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in the United States for literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in literature at the school are women while 31% are male.

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#2

The New School

New York, NY

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at The New School helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular literature schools in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 86% of the literature majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that literature majors at New School University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,741. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $654.

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Out of the 67 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Pace University - New York landed the # 3 spot on the list. Pace University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 78% of the students majoring in literature at the school are women while 22% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 83% of the literature majors at the school.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, literature graduates from Pitt carry an average student debt load of $23,886.

Full Literature at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular literature schools in the United States. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in literature at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#6

Purchase College

Purchase, NY

Purchase College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for literature students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Purchase College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Purchase.

Women make up 52% of the literature majors at the school.

Literature majors at Purchase College take out an average of $21,174 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Literature at Purchase College Report

#7

American University

Washington, DC

American University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for literature students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 73% of the literature majors at the school.

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#8

Grove City College

Grove City, PA

Grove City College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree literature programs. Grove City College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Grove City.

About 75% of the students majoring in literature at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#9

Hamilton College

Clinton, NY

Hamilton College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Hamilton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Clinton.

Of the 18 students majoring in literature at Hamilton, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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#10

Bennington College

Bennington, VT

With a ranking of #10, Bennington College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Bennington is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Bennington.

About 87% of the students majoring in literature at the school are women while 13% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Literature students that almost earned our Most Popular Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg Greensburg, PA
12 Mississippi College Clinton, MS
13 Duke University Durham, NC
13 University of Michigan - Flint Flint, MI

Literature by Region

View the Most Popular Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
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 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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