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2023 Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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$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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General English Literature Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best school in the Plains States Region for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ames.

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#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

Out of the 23 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Iowa landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general English literature schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Winona State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

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#6

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UND is a large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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#7

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa ranked #7 on this year’s Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato 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 #8 on the list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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University of Missouri - Columbia came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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#10

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

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Best General English Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best general English literature colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 87
Minnesota 76
Iowa 21
Kansas 70
Nebraska 48
North Dakota 9
South Dakota 5

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 23 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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