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2021 Best General English Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois

14 Colleges
958 Bachelor's Degrees
$27,312 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best General English Literature Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best General English Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in IllinoisWith 958 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>, general english literature is the #17 most popular major in Illinois. This means that of the 28,956 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 3.3% were from a college or university in the state.

This year's Best General English Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in english. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general english literature programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general english literature program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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2021 Best General English Literature Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Illinois

Check out the english programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best General English Literature Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Illinois State University has taken the #1 spot in this year's general english literature ranking for non-traditional students. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal. Illinois State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for General English Literature in Illinois list.

The student loan default rate at Illinois State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 7,464 students take at least one class online at Illinois State. 2,500 of Illinois State students are attending part time.

Read full report on General English Literature at Illinois State University

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Our rankings recognize University of Illinois at Chicago as the #2 school in this year's rankings. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago. UIC not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for General English Literature in Illinois list.

About 0.7% of UIC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 19,768 students at UIC that take at least one class online. 5,712 of UIC students are attending part time.

Read full report on General English Literature at University of Illinois at Chicago

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population. UIUC also took the #3 spot in our Best Colleges for General English Literature in Illinois rankings.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 35,475 students take at least one class online at UIUC. 10,007 students are part time.

Full General English Literature at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to DePaul University. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, DePaul has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for General English Literature in Illinois ranking.

The student loan default rate at DePaul is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,996 students take at least one class online at DePaul. 3,547 of DePaul students are attending part time.

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Elmhurst University
Elmhurst, IL

Elmhurst University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 0.2% of Elmhurst students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 1,642 students take at least one class online at Elmhurst. There are roughly 653 part time students in attendance at Elmhurst.

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Loyola University Chicago landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best general english literature schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population. Loyola Chicago also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for General English Literature in Illinois rankings.

About 0.6% of Loyola Chicago students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 5,319 students take at least one class online at Loyola Chicago. 2,121 of Loyola Chicago students are attending part time.

Read full report on General English Literature at Loyola University Chicago

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Governors State University
University Park, IL

Our rankings recognize Governors State University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the rural area of University Park, GSU is a public college with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.5%. Approximately 1,840 students take at least one class online at GSU. 1,954 students are part time.

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Northern Illinois University landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best general english literature schools for non-traditional students. NIU is a large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

The student loan default rate at NIU is lower than is typical, just 2.1% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,712 students at NIU that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,345 part time students in attendance at NIU.

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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. SIUE is a large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

About 2.5% of SIUE students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,500 students take at least one class online at SIUE. There are roughly 3,603 part time students in attendance at SIUE.

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Northeastern Illinois University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Northeastern Illinois University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.

The student loan default rate at Northeastern Illinois University is lower than is typical, just 3.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,632 students take at least one class online at Northeastern Illinois University. 3,296 students are part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students General English Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best General English Literature Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 661
Ohio 829
Indiana 579
Wisconsin 612

General English Literature is one of 9 different types of English Language & Literature programs to choose from.

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