2024 Best English Schools in the Great Lakes Region
81Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
4,484English Language Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in english, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #19 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 81 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for english students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 4,484 degrees in english to qualified students.
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. For our Best Overall English School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best English Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for English in the Great Lakes Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the english language degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
12 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in English Language
Any student who is interested in english needs to take a look at University of Notre Dame. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were roughly 60 english students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.
University of Chicago is a great decision for students interested in a degree in english. Located in the 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 colleges 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.
Northwestern University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in english. 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 about 82 english students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you wish to pursue a degree in english. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 130 english students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 76 english students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 156 english students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were roughly 76 english students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.
U-M is a very large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were approximately 144 english students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.
Ohio State is a very large public university located in the city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were approximately 182 english students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.
IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were roughly 85 english students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.
UDayton is a large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Dayton. This university ranks 6th out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 33 english students who graduated with this degree at UDayton in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 88 english students who graduated with this degree at UW - Eau Claire in the most recent data year.
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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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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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. For our Best Overall English School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
