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2023 Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

25 Colleges
$44,693 Avg Salary

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. 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 Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 25 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs 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 New England 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

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the best school in the New England Region for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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#2

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

Out of the 25 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlebury College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Middlebury, Middlebury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 25 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Cambridge.

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#5

Tufts University

Medford, MA

The excellent master’s degree programs at Tufts University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general English literature schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University ranked #6 on this year’s Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#7

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College ranked #7 on this year’s Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

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#9

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA

Framingham State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Framingham State is a small public school located in the small city of Framingham.

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#10

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

University of Rhode Island 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. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

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Best General English Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best general English literature colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 177
Connecticut 60
Rhode Island 17
New Hampshire 454
Maine 6
Vermont 32

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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