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2023 Best English Language & Literature Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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$40,812 Avg Salary

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

English Language & Literature is the #19 most popular major in the country with 9,566 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 35 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 the New England Region

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

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our analysis found Yale University to be the best school for English language and literature students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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#2

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

The excellent master’s degree programs at Middlebury College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best English language and literature schools in the New England Region . Located in the distant town of Middlebury, Middlebury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Trinity College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 35 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#5

Brown University

Providence, RI

Out of the 35 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

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

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#7

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree English language and literature programs. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#9

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree English language and literature programs. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#10

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

With a ranking of #10, Fairfield University did quite well on this year’s best schools for English language and literature students working on their master’s degree. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

Full English Language & Literature at Fairfield University Report

Best English Language & Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best English language and literature colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 428
Rhode Island 35
Connecticut 97
New Hampshire 720
Maine 34
Vermont 179

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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