2024 Best English Schools
495
Colleges in the United States
40,481
English Language Degrees Awarded
Ranked #19 in popularity,
english is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 495 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for english students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 40,481 degrees in english during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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Choosing a Great English School
The english language program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for English rankings. We derive our Best Overall English School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your English Degree Level
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best English Schools list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.
Best Schools for English in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the english language degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
25 Top Schools in English Language
Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In CT
74
English Language Degrees Awarded
Yale University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in english. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were roughly 74 english students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
33rd
Most Popular In CA
51
English Language Degrees Awarded
Stanford University is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in english. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were about 51 english students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In PA
105
English Language Degrees Awarded
Any student pursuing a degree in english has to look into University of Pennsylvania. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #4 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were approximately 105 english students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In IN
60
English Language Degrees Awarded
Every student who is interested in english has to check out University of Notre Dame. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were approximately 60 english students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In IL
68
English Language Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.
There were roughly 68 english students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In DC
83
English Language Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were about 83 english students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NY
166
English Language Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 166 english students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
10th
Most Popular In NC
44
English Language Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were roughly 44 english students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In IL
82
English Language Degrees Awarded
Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were approximately 82 english students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CA
312
English Language Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 312 english students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In TN
69
English Language Degrees Awarded
Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were approximately 69 english students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In CA
254
English Language Degrees Awarded
UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were roughly 254 english students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In VA
186
English Language Degrees Awarded
University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Charlottesville. This university ranks 1st out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 186 english students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In MA
76
English Language Degrees Awarded
Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cambridge. A Best Colleges rank of #6 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Harvard is a great university overall.
There were roughly 76 english students who graduated with this degree at Harvard in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IL
130
English Language Degrees Awarded
Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 130 english students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MD
153
English Language Degrees Awarded
UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park. This university ranks 2nd out of 36 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 153 english students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In GA
45
English Language Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 68 schools for overall quality in the state of Georgia.
There were approximately 45 english students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In RI
66
English Language Degrees Awarded
Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 9 colleges for overall quality in the state of Rhode Island.
There were roughly 66 english students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MN
150
English Language Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 150 english students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In NH
59
English Language Degrees Awarded
Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit college located in the town of Hanover. This college ranks 1st out of 17 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Hampshire.
There were roughly 59 english students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WA
125
English Language Degrees Awarded
Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 125 english students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In TX
187
English Language Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were approximately 187 english students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
13th
Most Popular In TX
50
English Language Degrees Awarded
Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.
There were approximately 50 english students who graduated with this degree at Rice in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
18th
Most Popular In NY
54
English Language Degrees Awarded
Colgate is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Hamilton. This university ranks 5th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 54 english students who graduated with this degree at Colgate in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In MI
76
English Language Degrees Awarded
Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 76 english students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.
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