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2023 Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best General English Literature Master's Degree School for You

General English Literature is the #50 most popular major in the country with 4,966 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the English master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for general English literature students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#2

National University

La Jolla, CA

Out of the 37 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, National University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

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#4

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Loyola Marymount University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best general English literature schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

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University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best schools for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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With a ranking of #8, San Jose State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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Washington State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general English literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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Best General English Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best general English literature schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 535
Washington 44
Oregon 22
Nevada 13
Hawaii 11
Alaska 2

General English Literature is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to English

Related Major Annual Graduates
Writing Studies 4,263
English Literature (Other) 175
Literature 162

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).

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