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2023 Most Popular General English Literature Schools in Illinois

18 Colleges
$28,955 Avg Salary
$23,481 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best General English Literature School for You

General English Literature is the #52 most popular major in Illinois with 197 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular General English Literature Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in Illinois to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General English Literature program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the most popular school for general English literature students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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The excellent programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general English literature schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#3

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

The excellent programs at Eastern Illinois University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best general English literature schools in Illinois. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Charleston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General English Literature Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular General English Literature Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General English Literature Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

Full General English Literature at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general English literature programs. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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Loyola University Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for general English literature students. It came in at #7 on the list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Northeastern Illinois University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General English Literature Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Northern Illinois University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular general English literature programs. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best General English Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 65
Ohio 206
Indiana 140
Wisconsin 68

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 18 schools only.

  • 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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