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2023 Most Popular Literature Schools

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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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for literature majors pursuing a .

#1

New York University

New York, NY

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.

Full Literature at New York University Report

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

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.

Read full report on Literature at George Mason University

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.

Read full report on Literature at Center for Advanced Studies On Puerto Rico and the Caribbean

#4

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

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.

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#5

Simmons University

Boston, MA

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.

Full Literature at Simmons University Report

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.

Read full report on Literature at Eastern Michigan University

#7

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

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.

Read full report on Literature at Stony Brook University

#7

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, MI

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.

Full Literature at Central Michigan University Report

#9

Hunter College

New York, NY

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.

Read full report on Literature at Hunter College

#9

Mills College

Oakland, CA

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.

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Majors Similar to Literature

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 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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