by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Kentucky” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 40,481 people earned their degree in general English literature, making the major the 24th most popular in the United States. 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 Kentucky, there were 444 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,946 and $23,825 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,023 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Kentucky” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general English literature. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general English literature.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 Kentucky” 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 Kentucky”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehead State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Morehead, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s English students 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 University of Louisville. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Kentucky list. Louisville, Kentucky 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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the #3 spot on the list. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Kentucky University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Kentucky. This fairly large school is located in Richmond, Kentucky, and it awarded 4 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Eastern Kentucky University General English Literature Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Murray State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Kentucky list. Murray State University is a medium-sized school located in Murray, Kentucky that handed out 2 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Kentucky University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Kentucky ranking. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 3 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Western Kentucky University General English Literature Report
With a ranking of #7, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Kentucky list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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