2021 Best English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree School for You
English Language & Literature is the #20 most popular major in the country with 59,299 degrees and certificates awarded in 2018-2019.
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The Best English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 515 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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2021 Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
Check out the English language and literature bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in English Language & Literature
Our 2021 rankings named Williams College the best school in the United States for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Williamstown, Williams is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Dartmouth College is a great place for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Hanover.
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Out of the 515 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the # 3 spot on the list. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Duke University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best English language and literature schools in the United States. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
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Out of the 515 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Holy Cross landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Worcester, Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Rice University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for English language and literature students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Houston.
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With a ranking of #7, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s best schools for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
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With a ranking of #8, Carnegie Mellon University did quite well on this year’s best schools for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #9, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s best schools for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
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Brown University ranked #10 on this year’s Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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With a ranking of #11, Boston College did quite well on this year’s best schools for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Barnard College landed the #12 spot in the 2021 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree English language and literature programs. Located in the city of New York, Barnard is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Colgate University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for English language and literature students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #13 on the list. Colgate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hamilton.
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University of California - San Diego ranked #14 on this year’s Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #15, Santa Clara University did quite well on this year’s best schools for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Santa Clara, SCU is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
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Gettysburg College landed the #16 spot in the 2021 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree English language and literature programs. Located in the city of Gettysburg, Gettysburg is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Northwestern University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
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Vanderbilt University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.
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Villanova University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for English language and literature students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Villanova is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.
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Fairfield University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for English language and literature students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Fairfield.
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Cornell University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
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Wake Forest University ranked #22 on this year’s Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem.
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University of Chicago landed the #23 spot in the 2021 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree English language and literature programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
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Monmouth University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of West Long Branch, Monmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Saint Anselm College landed the #25 spot in the 2021 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree English language and literature programs. Located in the suburb of Manchester, St. Anselm College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Additional Award Winners
This section shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Best English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 515 different United States English language and literature schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
English Language & Literature by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to English Language & Literature
English Language & Literature Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
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| General English Literature | 42,666 |
| Writing Studies | 14,629 |
| English Literature (Other) | 1,163 |
| Literature | 841 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 547,539 |
| Visual & Performing Arts | 153,295 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 34,386 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 32,172 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 16,252 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Mike Hazard.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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