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

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Plains States Region to see which master's degree 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.

Check out the English master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the most popular school for general English literature students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Of the 25 students majoring in English at Minnesota State Mankato, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Full General English Literature at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Emporia State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general English literature schools in the Plains States Region . ESU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Emporia.

About 83% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full General English Literature at Emporia State University Report

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Missouri State University - Springfield helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general English literature schools in the Plains States Region . Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

About 80% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 20% are male.

Full General English Literature at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

Women make up 81% of the English majors at the school.

Full General English Literature at University of Nebraska at Omaha Report

#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general English literature schools in the Plains States Region . K -State is a very large public school located in the small city of Manhattan.

Of the 14 students majoring in English at K -State, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general English literature programs. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 46% are male.

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University of Missouri - St Louis came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Of the 13 students majoring in English at UMSL, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general English literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 91% of the English majors at the school.

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University of St Thomas Minnesota landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general English literature programs. Located in the city of Saint Paul, UST MN is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in English at UST MN, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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University of Nebraska at Kearney landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree general English literature programs. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 11% are male.

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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 29 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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