2023 Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best English Language & Literature 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 47 schools in the New England Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools in the New England Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular English Language & Literature Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular school in the New England Region for English language and literature students. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out of the 47 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Vermont College of Fine Arts landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Montpelier, VCFA is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emerson College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Emerson is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools in the New England Region list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bennington College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the town of Bennington, Bennington is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular English language and literature programs. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for English language and literature students. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boston.
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Boston University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools in the New England Region ranking. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
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Yale University 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. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.
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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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Best English Language & Literature Colleges by State
Explore the best English language and literature schools for a specific state in the New England region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 428 |
Rhode Island | 35 |
Connecticut | 97 |
New Hampshire | 720 |
Maine | 34 |
Vermont | 179 |
Majors Related to English Language & Literature
English Language & Literature Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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 27 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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