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2023 Most Popular General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in Missouri

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$44,693 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General English Literature Master's Degree School for You

With 87 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general English literature is the #58 most popular major in Missouri.

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 Most Popular General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Missouri to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for English majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Missouri State University - Springfield the most popular school in Missouri for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

Of the 20 students majoring in English at Missouri State, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general English literature schools in Missouri. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 77% of the English majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general English literature schools in Missouri. Located in the city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great place for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in English at SLU, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great place for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in English at WUSTL, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Northwest Missouri State University 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 #6 on the list. Northwest is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Maryville.

About 60% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 40% are male.

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University of Missouri - Columbia ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Women make up 67% of the English majors at the school.

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#7

Truman State University

Kirksville, MO

Truman State University 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 #7 on the list. Truman State is a small public school located in the town of Kirksville.

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Southeast Missouri State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Southeast Missouri State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Cape Girardeau.

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Best General English Literature Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular General English Literature Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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.

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 9 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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