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 Georgia” 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 Georgia, there were 880 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,430 and $26,586 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,186 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Georgia” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.
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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 Georgia”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Georgia”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clark Atlanta University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Georgia. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of West Georgia. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Georgia. 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Georgia College & State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Georgia. Georgia College is located in Milledgeville, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read full report on General English Literature at Georgia College & State University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Valdosta State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Georgia. Valdosta, Georgia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Valdosta State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Georgia list. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, this large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Georgia State University
Emory University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Georgia list. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 4 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. 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. 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 Emory University
With a ranking of #7, Georgia Southern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Georgia list. Georgia Southern University is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General English Literature at Georgia Southern University
University of Georgia ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Georgia list. Athens, Georgia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Fort Valley State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Georgia list. Fort Valley State University is a small school located in Fort Valley, Georgia that handed out 0 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
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