by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 80 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for english students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3,735 bachelor's degrees in english during the 2020-2021 academic year.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of english for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality english language program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for english students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best English Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in english. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in english needs to look into University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.More information about a bachelor’s in english from University of Notre Dame
Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in english has to look into University of Chicago. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in english from University of Chicago
Northwestern University is a good choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in english. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in english from Northwestern University
It's difficult to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in english. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in english from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michigan State is a very large public university located in the city of East Lansing.More information about a bachelor’s in english from Michigan State University
UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in english from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in english from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in english from Purdue University - Main Campus
Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in english from Ohio State University - Main Campus
Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in english from Indiana University - Bloomington
Located in the city of Dayton, UDayton is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in english from University of Dayton
UW - Eau Claire is a large public university located in the city of Eau Claire.More information about a bachelor’s in english from University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best English Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
| 14 | Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI |
| 15 | Miami University - Oxford | Oxford, OH |
| 15 | Grand Valley State University | Allendale, MI |
| 16 | Wheaton College Illinois | Wheaton, IL |
| 17 | Kenyon College | Gambier, OH |
| 18 | University of Illinois at Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 19 | Loyola University Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| 20 | Oberlin College | Oberlin, OH |
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