2023 Most Popular Literature Schools
Finding the Best Literature School for You
In 2020-2021, 162 people earned a degree or certificate in literature, making the major the #238 most popular in the United States.
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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Literature Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 28 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Literature program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Literature Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for literature majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Literature Schools
Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in the United States for literature students. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Out of the 28 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Center for Advanced Studies On Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Literature Schools list. Located in the city of San Juan, Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y El Caribe is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.
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The excellent programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best literature schools in the United States. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
Out of the 28 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Simmons University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Eastern Michigan University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Literature Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Stony Brook University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for literature students. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.
Central Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for literature students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public school with a large student population.
Hunter College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for literature students. It came in at #9 on the list. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New York.
Mills College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Literature Schools list. Mills is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oakland.
Literature by Region
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Majors Related to Literature
Literature is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Literature
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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General English Literature | 4,966 |
Writing Studies | 4,263 |
English Literature (Other) | 175 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 28 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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