by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 the Southeast Region” 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 the Southeast region, there were 8,884 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,486 and $24,076 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 790 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 95 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 english school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 20 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 95 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Gardner - Webb University landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina, and it awarded 12 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Gardner - Webb University General English Literature Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morehead State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region. Morehead State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Morehead, Kentucky. It awarded 13 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Morehead State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Converse College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 3 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 95 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #5 spot on the list. NSU is a public institution located in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this fairly large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at UT Chattanooga
Clark Atlanta University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region ranking. CAU is located in Atlanta, Georgia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General English Literature at Clark Atlanta University
University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Huntsville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 14 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General English Literature at University of Alabama in Huntsville
Radford University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Radford, Virginia, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.
Winthrop University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region list. Rock Hill, South Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
East Carolina University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region ranking. ECU is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 38 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Marymount University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Marymount University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Arlington, Virginia. It awarded 5 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Sewanee - The University of the South landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Sewanee is located in Sewanee, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 ranking of #14, Mississippi College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Clinton, Mississippi, and it awarded 6 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Belmont University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%.
Read more about General English Literature at Belmont University
Louisiana Tech University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region list. Ruston, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Full Louisiana Tech University General English Literature Report
University of West Georgia did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General English Literature at University of West Georgia
University of Montevallo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Montevallo, Alabama, and it awarded 2 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at University of Montevallo
University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
With a ranking of #20, University of Memphis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Memphis is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 16 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at University of Memphis
Georgia College & State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. This medium-sized school is located in Milledgeville, Georgia, and it awarded 6 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 Georgia College & State University General English Literature Report
Marshall University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Marshall University
University of Louisiana at Monroe came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Monroe, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at University of Louisiana at Monroe
Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. Southeastern Louisiana University is a fairly large school located in Hammond, Louisiana that handed out 7 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Southeastern
Western Carolina University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.
Full Western Carolina University General English Literature Report
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