by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Louisiana” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Louisiana, there were 517 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,628 and $26,184 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 84 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,232 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Louisiana” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Louisiana”.
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 Louisiana list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at University of New Orleans
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Louisiana. This fairly large school is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and it awarded 15 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Louisiana list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school situated in Ruston, Louisiana. It awarded 8 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at Louisiana Tech University
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Louisiana list. This medium-sized school is located in Monroe, Louisiana, and it awarded 6 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on 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 Louisiana ranking, coming in at #6. 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 Louisiana University
With a ranking of #7, McNeese State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Louisiana list. McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Louisiana ranking. Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General English Literature at Tulane University of Louisiana
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Louisiana ranking. Louisiana State University is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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