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2023 Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools in Connecticut

8 Colleges
$31,650 Avg Salary
$25,207 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best English Language & Literature School for You

With 97 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, English language and literature is the #21 most popular major in Connecticut.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Schools in Connecticut to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Connecticut 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.

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the most popular school in Connecticut for English language and literature students. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#2

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Out of the 8 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools in Connecticut list. SCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Haven.

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Out of the 8 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Central Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best English language and literature schools in Connecticut. Located in the suburb of New Britain, CCSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Western Connecticut State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools in Connecticut list. WestConn is a small public school located in the city of Danbury.

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#7

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

Trinity College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools in Connecticut list. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Hartford.

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#8

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, CT

Albertus Magnus College 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. Albertus Magnus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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Best English Language & Literature Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 428
Rhode Island 35
New Hampshire 720
Maine 34
Vermont 179

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 8 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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