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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in the Great Lakes Region

63 Ranked Colleges
488 Degrees Awarded
$42,327 Avg Salary
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General English Literature is the 24th most popular major in the country with 40,481 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general English literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $29,881 and had an average of $23,769 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 4,484 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,583 and $24,829 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 488 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 63 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general English literature. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general English literature.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio Dominican University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio Dominican University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 13 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General English Literature at Ohio Dominican University

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Mount Mary University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Mary University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region. Mount Mary University is a small school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 7 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about General English Literature at Mount Mary University

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Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, Illinois

Out of the 63 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Illinois University landed the #3 spot on the list. EIU is located in Charleston, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on General English Literature at Eastern Illinois University

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Indiana University - East
Richmond, Indiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - East. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Richmond, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General English Literature at IU East

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John Carroll University
University Heights, Ohio

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Carroll University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in University Heights, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full John Carroll University General English Literature Report

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Indiana University - South Bend did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. Indiana University - South Bend is a small school located in South Bend, Indiana that handed out 6 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General English Literature at Indiana University - South Bend

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With a ranking of #7, Northeastern Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 11 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General English Literature at Northeastern Illinois University

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Northern Michigan University
Marquette, Michigan

Northern Michigan University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Northern Michigan University is a public institution located in Marquette, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Northern Michigan University General English Literature Report

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Purdue University Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne, Indiana

Purdue University Fort Wayne did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #9. Purdue University Fort Wayne is a public institution located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Purdue University Fort Wayne General English Literature Report

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Miami University - Oxford ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Oxford, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Miami University - Oxford General English Literature Report

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With a ranking of #11, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Edwardsville, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General English Literature at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

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Youngstown State University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Youngstown State University is a fairly large school located in Youngstown, Ohio that handed out 11 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Youngstown State University General English Literature Report

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University of Michigan - Flint landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UM Flint is a public institution located in Flint, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Michigan - Flint General English Literature Report

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With a ranking of #14, Western Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Macomb, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

Full WIU General English Literature Report

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With a ranking of #15, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 37 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General English Literature at OHIO Athens

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With a ranking of #16, Purdue University Northwest did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue University Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Hammond, Indiana that handed out 7 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General English Literature at Purdue Northwest

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Wright State University - Main Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wright State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Dayton, Ohio. It awarded 10 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Wright State University - Main Campus General English Literature Report

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University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio

University of Toledo landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Toledo, Ohio, and it awarded 15 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

Full University of Toledo General English Literature Report

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Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois

With a ranking of #19, Northwestern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s English degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about General English Literature at Northwestern University

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Governors State University
University Park, Illinois

Governors State University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in University Park, Illinois, this small public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General English Literature at Governors State University

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Illinois State University
Normal, Illinois

Illinois State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #21. This large school is located in Normal, Illinois, and it awarded 14 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Illinois State General English Literature Report

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Andrews University
Berrien Springs, Michigan

Andrews University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Andrews University is located in Berrien Springs, Michigan and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on General English Literature at Andrews University

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Indiana State University
Terre Haute, Indiana

Indiana State University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Terre Haute, Indiana, and it awarded 6 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General English Literature at Indiana State University

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Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Ball State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #24. Muncie, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Ball State General English Literature Report

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Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General English Literature at Cleveland State University

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