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2023 Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools in New Jersey

15 Colleges
$35,928 Avg Salary
$26,535 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best English Language & Literature 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.

The Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools in New Jersey ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in New Jersey to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our analysis found Rutgers University - Camden to be the most popular school for English language and literature students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Rutgers Camden is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Camden.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rutgers University - New Brunswick is a great place for English language and literature students. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

Full English Language & Literature at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools in New Jersey list. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Madison.

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#4

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Monmouth University is a great place for English language and literature students. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.

Full English Language & Literature at Monmouth University Report

#5

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Princeton University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools in New Jersey list. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

Full English Language & Literature at Princeton University Report

#5

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

The excellent programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best English language and literature schools in New Jersey. Rowan is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rutgers University - Newark. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools in New Jersey list. Rutgers Newark is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

Full English Language & Literature at Rutgers University - Newark Report

William Paterson University of New Jersey did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for English language and literature students. It came in at #8 on the list. William Paterson University is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Wayne.

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#9

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for English language and literature students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Kean University

Union, NJ

With a ranking of #10, Kean University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for English language and literature students. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a large student population.

Full English Language & Literature at Kean University Report

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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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