by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended English Major in North Carolina for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 North Carolina, there were 1,238 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,825 and $22,567 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 151 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended English Major in North Carolina for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended English Major in North Carolina for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended English Major in North Carolina for a Master’s. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
Full East Carolina University General English Literature Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended English Major in North Carolina for a Master’s. North Carolina State University is a large public school situated in Raleigh, North Carolina. It awarded 24 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 North Carolina State University General English Literature Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended English Major in North Carolina for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #3 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 22 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Out of the 13 schools in the Most Well Attended English Major in North Carolina for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #4 spot on the list. University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a fairly large school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 16 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 University of North Carolina at Wilmington
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gardner - Webb University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 ranking of #6, Western Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina, and it awarded 10 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Appalachian State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in North Carolina for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Boone, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 Appalachian State University
Wake Forest University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in North Carolina for a Master’s ranking. Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
Full Wake Forest University General English Literature Report
Duke University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended English Major in North Carolina for a Master’s ranking. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 5 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. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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 Duke University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended English Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
With a ranking of #12, North Carolina Central University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.
Full North Carolina Central University General English Literature Report
Greensboro College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in North Carolina for a Master’s ranking. Greensboro College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about General English Literature at Greensboro College
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