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2023 Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general English literature was ranked #50 in the country. In fact 4,966 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Full General English Literature at The Graduate Center, CUNY Report

#2

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

The excellent master’s degree programs at Monmouth University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general English literature schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.

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#3

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Villanova University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general English literature schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 44 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the # 4 spot on the list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The College of New Jersey ranked #6 on this year’s Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #7, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

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#8

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University ranked #8 on this year’s Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#9

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall University ranked #9 on this year’s Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of South Orange.

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#10

New York University

New York, NY

New York University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best General English Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best general English literature schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 364
Pennsylvania 248
Maryland 71
New Jersey 121
District of Columbia 45
Delaware 6

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general English literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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