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2023 Most Popular Literature Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Literature School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, literature was ranked #266 in the country. In fact 683 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Literature Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Literature Colleges.

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the most popular school for literature students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

Pacific University

Forest Grove, OR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Pacific University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Literature Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Forest Grove.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Washington University is a great place for literature students. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Linfield University - McMinnville Campus is a great place for literature students. Located in the distant town of McMinnville, Linfield is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

Mills College

Oakland, CA

Out of the 9 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Mills College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Oakland, Mills is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Saint Martin’s University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for literature students. Saint Martin's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lacey.

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University of California - San Diego came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Literature Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.

Read full report on Literature at University of California - San Diego

#7

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

George Fox University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular literature programs. Located in the town of Newberg, GFU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

American Jewish University

Los Angeles, CA

With a ranking of #7, American Jewish University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for literature students. AJU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Read full report on Literature at American Jewish University

Best Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best literature colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 39
Washington 4
Oregon 8

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

Majors Similar to Literature

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.

  • 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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