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 “Most Well Attended English Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s” 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 Pennsylvania, there were 1,601 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,042 and $26,316 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 176 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,136 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended English Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general English literature. To top this list, a school must have a successful general English literature program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree english students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s list. IUP is a public institution located in Indiana, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended English Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s. WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended English Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s. Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended English Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 15 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Villanova University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended English Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s list. Villanova University is a fairly large school located in Villanova, Pennsylvania that handed out 13 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Lehigh University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended English Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 13 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #8, Temple University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 9 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended English Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s ranking. Millersville is a medium-sized public school situated in Millersville, Pennsylvania. It awarded 8 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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 Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Duquesne University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s ranking. Duquesne University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 7 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #10, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s list. Kutztown University is a medium-sized school located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Kutztown University
With a ranking of #12, Arcadia University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s list. Arcadia is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Glenside, Pennsylvania. It awarded 5 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bucknell University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #13. Bucknell is located in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read more about General English Literature at Bucknell University
Carnegie Mellon University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in Pennsylvania for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 Carnegie Mellon University General English Literature Report
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