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2024 Best English Literature (British & Commonwealth) Schools

7 Colleges in the United States
274 English Literature (British and Commonwealth) Degrees Awarded
English Literature (British & Commonwealth) is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #721 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 7 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of english literature (british & commonwealth). When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 274 degrees in english literature (british & commonwealth) during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great English Literature (British & Commonwealth) School

Best English Literature (British & Commonwealth) Schools Your choice of english literature (british & commonwealth) school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for english literature (british & commonwealth) schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your English Literature (British & Commonwealth) Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
Master's Degrees in English Literature (British and Commonwealth)
Doctor's Degrees in English Literature (British and Commonwealth)

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Best Schools for English Literature (British & Commonwealth) in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of english literature (british and commonwealth) degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Schools in English Literature (British and Commonwealth)

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New York University
New York, NY
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
136 English Literature (British and Commonwealth) Degrees Awarded

New York University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in english literature (british & commonwealth). NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.

There were about 136 english literature (british & commonwealth) students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In PA
41 English Literature (British and Commonwealth) Degrees Awarded

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a good option for students pursuing a degree in english literature (british & commonwealth). Pitt is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Pittsburgh. A Best Colleges rank of #79 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Pitt is a great university overall.

There were roughly 41 english literature (british & commonwealth) students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA

Every student pursuing a degree in english literature (british & commonwealth) needs to check out George Mason University. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 24 english literature (british & commonwealth) students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year.

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Hunter College
New York, NY
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY

Hunter College is a good option for students interested in a degree in english literature (british & commonwealth). Hunter is a very large public college located in the large city of New York. This college ranks 19th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 3 english literature (british & commonwealth) students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Greensburg, Pitt Greensburg is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 93rd out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 8 english literature (british & commonwealth) students who graduated with this degree at Pitt Greensburg in the most recent year we have data available.

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Mills College
Oakland, CA
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA

Mills is a private not-for-profit college located in the city of Oakland.

There were roughly 3 english literature (british & commonwealth) students who graduated with this degree at Mills in the most recent data year.

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Lindenwood University
Saint Charles, MO
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MO

Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 15th out of 48 colleges for overall quality in the state of Missouri.

There were roughly 3 english literature (british & commonwealth) students who graduated with this degree at Lindenwood University in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In PA

Pitt Johnstown is a small public university located in the small suburb of Johnstown. This university ranks 76th out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 3 english literature (british & commonwealth) students who graduated with this degree at Pitt Johnstown in the most recent data year.

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English Literature (British & Commonwealth) by Region

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English Literature (British & Commonwealth) is one of 5 different types of Literature programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to English Literature (British and Commonwealth)

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American Literature (United States) 61
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