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2023 Most Popular English Language & Literature Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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

With 232 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, English language and literature is the #17 most popular major in New Jersey.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Most Popular English Language & Literature Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular English Language & Literature Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Rutgers University - Camden the most popular school in New Jersey for English language and literature students working on their master’s degree. Rutgers Camden is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Camden.

About 55% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 45% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular English language and literature schools in New Jersey. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Madison.

Women make up 76% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

Full English Language & Literature at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus Report

#3

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

Out of the 15 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Monmouth University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.

About 67% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#4

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

Out of the 15 schools in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Rowan is a large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

About 60% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 40% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Rutgers University - Newark helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular English language and literature schools in New Jersey. Rutgers Newark is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Newark.

Of the 20 students majoring in English language and literature at Rutgers Newark, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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William Paterson University of New Jersey came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Wayne.

Women make up 71% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

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#7

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in English language and literature at Montclair State, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Full English Language & Literature at Montclair State University Report

The College of New Jersey came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 58% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#8

Kean University

Union, NJ

Kean University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large suburb of Union, Kean is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 75% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

Full English Language & Literature at Kean University Report

Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for English language and literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

Of the 12 students majoring in English language and literature at Rutgers New Brunswick, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Best English Language & Literature Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 829
Pennsylvania 458
Maryland 207
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 15 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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