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2023 Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 50 schools in the United States to see which online bachelor's degree 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 English language and literature bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for English language and literature students who want to pursue an online bachelor’s degree in the United States. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Out of the 50 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Florida landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Orlando, UCF 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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The in-demand online bachelor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Skysong helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best English language and literature schools in the United States. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

Women make up 76% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

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#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Out of the 50 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 64% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

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Out of the 50 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, UOPX - Arizona is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 82% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

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University of Maryland Global Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Adelphi, UMGC is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 75% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, Brigham Young University - Idaho did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for English language and literature students working on their online bachelor’s degree. BYU - I is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Rexburg.

Women make up 75% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

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#8

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 77% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

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#9

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

University of Memphis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full English Language & Literature at University of Memphis Report

With a ranking of #10, American Public University System did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for English language and literature students working on their online bachelor’s degree. Located in the fringe town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 69 students majoring in English language and literature at American Military University, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Southwest
Great Lakes

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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