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2023 Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Associate Degree Schools

40 Colleges
$26,600 Avg Salary
$17,188 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 54,635 people earned a degree or certificate in English language and literature, making the major the #17 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Online English Language & Literature Associate Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 40 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Associate Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named San Jacinto Community College the most popular online school in the United States for English language and literature students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Pasadena, San Jacinto College is a public school with a very large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 28% are male.

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#2

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saddleback College is a great place for English language and literature students working on their online associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Mission Viejo, Saddleback College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#3

South Texas College

McAllen, TX

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South Texas College is a great place for English language and literature students working on their online associate degree. Located in the city of McAllen, South Texas College is a public school with a very large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Out of the 40 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Central New Mexico Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 65% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

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#5

Merced College

Merced, CA

Out of the 40 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Merced College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Merced, Merced Community College District is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 24% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for English language and literature students working on their online associate degree. Located in the rural area of Perkinston, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 61% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 39% are male.

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Community College of Philadelphia landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree English language and literature programs. Community College of Philadelphia is a large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Of the 16 students majoring in English language and literature at Community College of Philadelphia, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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Bucks County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for English language and literature students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Bucks County Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Newtown.

Women make up 80% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

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#9

Rose State College

Midwest City, OK

Rose State College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree English language and literature programs. Located in the large suburb of Midwest City, RSC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 71% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

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#9

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Tyler, Tyler Junior College is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in English language and literature at Tyler Junior College, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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English Language & Literature Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General English Literature 40,481
Writing Studies 12,529
English Literature (Other) 942
Literature 683

Majors Similar to English Language & Literature

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mike Hazard.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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