by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended English Major in Tennessee for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Tennessee, there were 771 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,059 and $22,733 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 98 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,060 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended English Major in Tennessee for a Master’s” ranking looked at 11 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended English Major in Tennessee for a Master’s”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in Tennessee for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and it awarded 17 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended English Major in Tennessee for a Master’s. University of Memphis is located in Memphis, Tennessee and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended English Major in Tennessee for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #3 spot on the list. UT Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 15 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended English Major in Tennessee for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Vanderbilt University landed the #4 spot on the list. Nashville, Tennessee is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s English degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Tennessee State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended English Major in Tennessee for a Master’s. ETSU is a public institution located in Johnson City, Tennessee. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Belmont University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended English Major in Tennessee for a Master’s list. Belmont University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 9 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in Tennessee for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Middle Tennessee State University is a public institution located in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at Middle Tennessee State University
Austin Peay State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended English Major in Tennessee for a Master’s list. Austin Peay State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Clarksville, Tennessee. It awarded 7 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Austin Peay State University General English Literature Report
Tennessee Technological University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended English Major in Tennessee for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Cookeville, Tennessee, and it awarded 4 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General English Literature at Tennessee Technological University
Sewanee - The University of the South landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in Tennessee for a Master’s ranking. Sewanee is located in Sewanee, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s English degrees to qualified 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Carson - Newman University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended English Major in Tennessee for a Master’s ranking. Located in Jefferson City, Tennessee, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% 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%.
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