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2023 Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree School for You

English Language & Literature is the #17 most popular major in the country with 54,635 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

The Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 40 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for English language and literature majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the most popular school in the Rocky Mountains Region for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. MSU Denver is a large public school located in the large city of Denver.

Women make up 59% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Colorado Boulder is a great place for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Boulder.

Women make up 66% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#5

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 40 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 5 spot on the list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 70% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

Full English Language & Literature at University of Utah Report

Brigham Young University - Idaho came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Rexburg, BYU - I is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 25% are male.

Full English Language & Literature at Brigham Young University - Idaho Report

Boise State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in the midsize city of Boise, Boise State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 68% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 32% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, Utah Valley University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. UVU is a very large public school located in the city of Orem.

Of the 73 students majoring in English language and literature at UVU, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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Colorado State University - Fort Collins 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 #9 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 79% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

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University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical 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 #10 on the list. CU Anschutz is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denver.

About 81% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 19% are male.

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Best English Language & Literature Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 856
Utah 706
Montana 153
Idaho 324
Wyoming 83

English Language & Literature Majors to Study

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

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 26 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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