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2023 Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools in Washington

9 Colleges
$34,364 Avg Salary
$21,589 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best English Language & Literature School for You

With 138 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, English language and literature is the #17 most popular major in Washington.

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The Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Washington to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the English Language & Literature program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for English language and literature majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Eastern Washington University to be the most popular school for English language and literature students who want to pursue a degree in Washington. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools in Washington list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 9 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Seattle Pacific University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

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The excellent programs at University of Washington - Bothell Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best English language and literature schools in Washington. UW Bothell is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bothell.

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The excellent programs at Western Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best English language and literature schools in Washington. WWU is a large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

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With a ranking of #6, Pacific Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for English language and literature students. Located in the suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Washington State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools in Washington ranking. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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Central Washington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Heritage University

Toppenish, WA

With a ranking of #9, Heritage University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for English language and literature students. Located in the rural area of Toppenish, Heritage University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Best English Language & Literature Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
California 912
Oregon 92
Nevada 49
Hawaii 11
Alaska 16

English Language & Literature Majors to Study

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

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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