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2023 Best General English Literature Schools in the Plains States Region

23 Colleges
$29,505 Avg Salary
$24,516 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.

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.

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 Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best General English Literature Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General English Literature Colleges.

Top 10 Best General English Literature Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best school in the Plains States Region for general English literature students. Iowa State is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Ames.

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#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Northern Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General English Literature Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Nebraska - Lincoln. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best General English Literature Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school 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 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best General English Literature Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for general English literature students. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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With a ranking of #6, Winona State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general English literature students. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

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#7

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

With a ranking of #7, University of North Dakota did quite well on this year’s best schools for general English literature students. UND is a large public school located in the city of Grand Forks.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #8 on this year’s Best General English Literature Schools in the Plains States Region list. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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#9

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

Saint Cloud State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best General English Literature Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the small city of Saint Cloud.

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University of Nebraska at Kearney came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best General English Literature Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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