by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Virginia” 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 Virginia, there were 1,401 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,568 and $23,908 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 85 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,799 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Virginia” ranking analyzed 8 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.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Virginia” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Virginia”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Radford University landed the #1 spot on the list. Radford, Virginia is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marymount University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Virginia list. Arlington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s English degrees to 5 students 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Virginia list. University of Virginia is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 25 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Virginia General English Literature Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Virginia list. Virginia Commonwealth University is a large school located in Richmond, Virginia that handed out 16 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Old Dominion University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Virginia list. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at Old Dominion University
James Madison University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Virginia ranking. Harrisonburg, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full James Madison University General English Literature Report
Virginia Tech landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Virginia ranking. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 5 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Liberty University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in Virginia list. Liberty University is a large school located in Lynchburg, Virginia that handed out 10 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
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