by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Colorado” ranking - to help you make that decision.
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 Colorado, there were 614 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,362 and $23,867 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 44 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,172 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Colorado” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general English literature. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general English literature program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Colorado” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Colorado”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Pueblo landed the #1 spot on the list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized school located in Pueblo, Colorado that handed out 4 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at Colorado State University - Pueblo
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. Colorado State is a large public school situated in Fort Collins, Colorado. It awarded 20 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General English Literature at Colorado State University - Fort Collins
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Northern Colorado landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Greeley, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General English Literature at University of Northern Colorado
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. CU Anschutz is a large public school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 6 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus General English Literature Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #5 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a large public school situated in Boulder, Colorado. It awarded 7 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Denver ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Colorado list. Located in Denver, Colorado, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General English Literature at University of Denver
Colorado Mesa University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Colorado ranking, coming in at #7. Grand Junction, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
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