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

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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 Most Popular Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

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

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for literature students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 57% of the students majoring in literature at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#2

Hunter College

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hunter is a very large public school located in the city of New York.

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#3

Clarks Summit University

South Abington Township, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarks Summit University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of South Abington Township, CSU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.

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#3

American University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Read full report on Literature at American University

#6

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

With a ranking of #6, Hofstra University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Full Literature at Hofstra University Report

#6

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Gannon University 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 #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Read full report on Literature at Gannon University

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 7 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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