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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 263 people earned their degree in general literature, making the major the 735th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 143 general literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 141 general literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in general literature. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general literature program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The general literature school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grove City College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in Grove City, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 20 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general literature students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamilton College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hamilton is located in Clinton, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s general literature degrees to qualified students.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purchase College landed the #3 spot on the list. This small school is located in Purchase, New York, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s general literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The New School landed the #4 spot on the list. The New School is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 50 bachelors’s general literature degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Clarks Summit University landed the #5 spot on the list. Clarks Summit University is a small school located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 bachelors’s general literature degrees in 2020-2021.
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Marymount Manhattan College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Marymount Manhattan College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 3 bachelors’s general literature degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
American University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s general literature degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
York College of Pennsylvania came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. York College of Pennsylvania is a small school located in York, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 bachelors’s general literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Yeshiva University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general literature degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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 90%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #10, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Stevens Institute of Technology is a medium-sized school located in Hoboken, New Jersey that handed out 0 bachelors’s general literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
La Salle University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. La Salle University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 bachelors’s general literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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%.
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Excelsior College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Albany, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s general literature degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Juniata College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s general literature students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, 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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