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2023 Most Popular Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

9 Colleges
$28,461 Avg Salary
$25,821 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Literature 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which programs were the most popular 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 analysis found New York University to be the most popular school for literature students who want to pursue a degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

The excellent programs at Stony Brook University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best literature schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

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#3

Hunter College

New York, NY

The excellent programs at Hunter College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best literature schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Hunter is a very large public school located in the large city of New York.

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The excellent programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best literature schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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#4

Clarks Summit University

South Abington Township, PA

Out of the 9 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarks Summit University landed the # 4 spot on the 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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#4

American University

Washington, DC

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means American University is a great place for literature students. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#7

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular literature programs. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#7

Gannon University

Erie, PA

Gannon University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the small city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#7

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UAlbany is a large public school located in the city of Albany.

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Best Literature Colleges by State

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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 9 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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