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2023 Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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

General English Literature is the #52 most popular major in Illinois with 197 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best for English majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the best school in Illinois for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general English literature schools in Illinois. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 14 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Illinois University landed the # 5 spot on the list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.

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Loyola University Chicago 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 #6 on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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Northern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#9

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

With a ranking of #9, Eastern Illinois University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

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Northeastern Illinois University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree general English literature programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best General English Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best General English Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 65
Ohio 206
Indiana 140
Wisconsin 68

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

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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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