2023 Most Popular Literature Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Literature Master's Degree 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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Literature Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the United States 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 Literature program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for literature majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Literature Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in the United States for literature students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
Of the 40 students majoring in literature at NYU, 43% are male and 57% are female.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.
About 75% of the students majoring in literature at the school are women while 25% are male.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Simmons University is a great place for literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Center for Advanced Studies On Puerto Rico and the Caribbean helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular literature schools in the United States. Located in the large 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.
About 70% of the students majoring in literature at the school are women while 30% are male.
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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Eastern Michigan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular literature schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 9 students majoring in literature at Eastern Michigan, 33% are male and 67% are female.
Central Michigan University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Literature Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Mount Pleasant, Central Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.
About 80% of the students majoring in literature at the school are women while 20% are male.
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Hunter College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree literature programs. Hunter is a very large public school located in the large city of New York.
Mills College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Mills is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Oakland.
About 67% of the students majoring in literature at the school are women while 33% are male.
Central Washington University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Literature Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a large student population.
The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.
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 |
|---|---|
| General English Literature | 4,966 |
| Writing Studies | 4,263 |
| English Literature (Other) | 175 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 16 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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