English is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #19 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in Connecticut to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of english. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 582 degrees in english during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Your choice of english school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for english schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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The schools below may not offer all types of english language degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in english has to take a look at Yale University. Yale is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of New Haven. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were about 74 english students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat University of Connecticut if you want to pursue a degree in english. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were roughly 140 english students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available.
It's hard to beat Trinity College if you want to pursue a degree in english. Located in the city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Trinity Bantams is a great college overall.
There were roughly 36 english students who graduated with this degree at Trinity Bantams in the most recent year we have data available.
Fairfield University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in english. Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #163 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Fairfield U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 24 english students who graduated with this degree at Fairfield U in the most recent year we have data available.
Conn College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of New London. This college ranks 5th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 20 english students who graduated with this degree at Conn College in the most recent data year.
CCSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of New Britain. This university ranks 7th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 49 english students who graduated with this degree at CCSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 12th out of 28 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were roughly 50 english students who graduated with this degree at SCSU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the fringe town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 16th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were roughly 55 english students who graduated with this degree at ECSU in the most recent data year.
WestConn is a small public university located in the small city of Danbury. This university ranks 22nd out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were roughly 12 english students who graduated with this degree at WestConn in the most recent data year.
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Notes and References
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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Your choice of english school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for english schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
