2023 Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree School for You
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 English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 1,373 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the English Language & Literature program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for English language and literature majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 25 Most Popular Schools for a Bachelor's in English Language & Literature
Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in the United States for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the 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.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at Southern New Hampshire University
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Central Florida is a great place for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large 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.
Full English Language & Literature at University of Central Florida Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State 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.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.
About 76% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 24% are male.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.
About 65% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 35% are male.
Full English Language & Literature at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report
With a ranking of #6, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Of the 309 students majoring in English language and literature at Pitt, 36% are male and 64% are female.
Full English Language & Literature at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report
With a ranking of #7, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
About 68% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 32% are male.
Old Dominion University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 64% of the English language and literature majors at the school.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at Old Dominion University
With a ranking of #9, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. ASU - Skysong is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Scottsdale.
Women make up 76% of the English language and literature majors at the school.
California State University - Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for English language and literature students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.
About 66% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 34% are male.
Full English Language & Literature at California State University - Long Beach Report
University of California - Riverside came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.
Women make up 68% of the English language and literature majors at the school.
Full English Language & Literature at University of California - Riverside Report
With a ranking of #12, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 235 students majoring in English language and literature at Iowa, 29% are male and 71% are female.
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With a ranking of #13, Full Sail University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Winter Park, Full Sail University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.
Of the 234 students majoring in English language and literature at Full Sail University, 42% are male and 58% are female.
Hunter College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Hunter is a very large public school located in the large city of New York.
About 78% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 22% are male.
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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.
Of the 207 students majoring in English language and literature at ASU - Tempe, 29% are male and 71% are female.
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for English language and literature students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.
Women make up 75% of the English language and literature majors at the school.
University of California - Davis came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.
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 California - Davis Report
With a ranking of #18, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 69% of the English language and literature majors at the school.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at West Chester University of Pennsylvania
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree English language and literature programs. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
About 75% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 25% are male.
With a ranking of #20, Western Washington University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. WWU is a large public school located in the city of Bellingham.
Of the 188 students majoring in English language and literature at WWU, 32% are male and 68% are female.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at Western Washington University
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. UNM is a very large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.
Women make up 63% of the English language and literature majors at the school.
Full English Language & Literature at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report
With a ranking of #22, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
About 74% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 26% are male.
Full English Language & Literature at University of Florida Report
Texas State University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 173 students majoring in English language and literature at Texas State, 30% are male and 70% are female.
Full English Language & Literature at Texas State University Report
California State University - Northridge ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 172 students majoring in English language and literature at CSUN, 29% are male and 71% are female.
University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for English language and literature students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.
About 74% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 26% are male.
Full English Language & Literature at University of California - Santa Barbara Report
Rest of the Top 50 Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools
Additional Award Winners
This list shows the remainder of the schools awarded a Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools badge. Showing in this list means the school was ranked in the top 15% of the 1373 different United States English language and literature schools we analyzed.
Honorable Mentions
Here are some additional popular schools for English Language & Literature students that almost earned our Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
English Language & Literature by Region
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Majors Related to English Language & Literature
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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