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2023 Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Schools in the Southeast Region

12 Colleges
$28,218 Avg Salary
$24,340 Avg Student Debt

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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southeast Region to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Colleges.

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the most popular school for English language and literature students who want to pursue an online degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

Full English Language & Literature at East Carolina University Report

#2

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

The excellent online programs at Old Dominion University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best English language and literature schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a very large student population.

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#3

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full English Language & Literature at University of Arkansas Report

#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 12 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full English Language & Literature at University of Kentucky Report

#4

Radford University

Radford, VA

The excellent online programs at Radford University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best English language and literature schools in the Southeast Region . Radford is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

Full English Language & Literature at Radford University Report

Middle Georgia State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Macon, Middle Georgia State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for English language and literature students. It came in at #7 on the list. Gardner - Webb is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Boiling Springs.

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Louisiana Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Louisiana Tech University

Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a large student population.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a large student population.

Full English Language & Literature at University of North Carolina at Wilmington Report

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State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 57
Florida 394
North Carolina 330
Virginia 292
Tennessee 145
Georgia 129
South Carolina 75
Louisiana 134
West Virginia 33
Kentucky 135
Arkansas 79
Alabama 115

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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 12 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mike Hazard.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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