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2023 Best General English Literature Schools in the New England Region

26 Colleges
$33,104 Avg Salary
$24,193 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General English Literature 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 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 26 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best General English Literature Schools in the New England Region

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Top 10 Best General English Literature Schools

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our analysis found Yale University to be the best school for general English literature students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

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#2

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Middlebury College is a great place for general English literature students. Located in the town of Middlebury, Middlebury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, RI

Out of the 26 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 26 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Harvard University is a great place for general English literature students. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #6, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general English literature students. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#7

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best general English literature programs. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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#8

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best General English Literature Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #9 on this year’s Best General English Literature Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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#10

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General English Literature 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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Best General English Literature Colleges by State

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

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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