2024 Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

If you plan on getting your master's degree in general english literature, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #47 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 38 master's degrees in general english literature to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general english literature students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general english literature students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt general english literature students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general english literature related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general english literature students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank General English Literature Schools

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 General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in District of Columbia list to help you make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General English Literature in District of Columbia

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for general english literature students seeking a a master's degree.

Top District of Columbia Schools for a Master's in English

1

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

23 Annual Graduates

$44,916 Median Starting Salary

It is difficult to beat Georgetown University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general english literature. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.

After graduation, english master's recipients typically make about $44,916 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a master’s in general english literature from Georgetown University

2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

9 Annual Graduates

George Washington University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in general english literature. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in general english literature from George Washington University

Best General English Literature Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General English Literature Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	250
Pennsylvania	248	176
Maryland	193	50
New Jersey	188	95
Delaware	109	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to English

General English Literature is one of 9 different types of English Language & Literature programs to choose from.

English Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
English	38

Majors Similar to English

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Writing Studies	21
Literature	1

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). More about our data sources and methodologies.