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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 Indiana, there were 735 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,894 and $23,701 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 98 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,681 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Indiana” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in general English literature. That schools that top this list have a program in general English literature in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Indiana”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - East. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Indiana. This small school is located in Richmond, Indiana, and it awarded 9 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Indiana University - East General English Literature Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - South Bend. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Indiana. Indiana University - South Bend is a small public school situated in South Bend, Indiana. It awarded 6 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Indiana University - South Bend General English Literature Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purdue University Fort Wayne. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Indiana. PFW is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General English Literature at Purdue University Fort Wayne
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Northwest. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Indiana list. Purdue University Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
Full Purdue University Northwest General English Literature Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Indiana. Indiana State is a public institution located in Terre Haute, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Ball State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Indiana ranking. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 15 masters’s English degrees 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 University General English Literature Report
With a ranking of #7, University of Notre Dame did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Indiana list. Located in Notre Dame, Indiana, this fairly large 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 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read more about General English Literature at University of Notre Dame
University of Indianapolis landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Indiana ranking. UIndy is a private not-for-profit institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Indiana ranking. West Lafayette, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General English Literature at Purdue University - Main Campus
Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Indiana list. IU Bloomington is a public institution located in Bloomington, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General English Literature at IU Bloomington
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Indiana list. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% 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%.
University of Southern Indiana came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Indiana ranking. Evansville, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Southern Indiana General English Literature Report
Butler University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Indiana ranking. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 28 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Indiana University - Kokomo ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Indiana list. Kokomo, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
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