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2023 Best English Language & Literature Master's Degree Schools in New York

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Finding the Best English Language & Literature Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 829 degrees and certificates were awarded to English language and literature students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best English Language & Literature Master's Degree Schools in New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in New York

Check out the English language and literature master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best English Language & Literature Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best school in New York for English language and literature students working on their master’s degree. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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#2

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Rochester. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

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#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Syracuse University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.

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#5

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Binghamton University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best English language and literature schools in New York. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public college with a large student population.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree English language and literature programs. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#7

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

Fordham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for English language and literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Fordham U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.

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Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#9

Hofstra University

Hempstead, NY

Hofstra University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree English language and literature programs. Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#10

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

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Best English Language & Literature Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best English Language & Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 458
Maryland 207
New Jersey 232
District of Columbia 67
Delaware 6

English Language & Literature Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General English Literature 4,966
Writing Studies 4,263
English Literature (Other) 175
Literature 162

Majors Similar to English Language & Literature

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mike Hazard.

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