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2023 Best Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$44,365 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Literature Master's Degree School for You

Literature is the #238 most popular major in the country with 162 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Literature Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Literature

Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best school for literature students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

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#2

American University

Washington, DC

Out of the 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the # 2 spot on the list. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 4 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#4

Hunter College

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

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Best Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best literature colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 58
Pennsylvania 1
District of Columbia 1

Literature is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General English Literature 4,966
Writing Studies 4,263
English Literature (Other) 175

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).

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