by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
General Literature is the 735th most popular major in the country with 263 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 143 general literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 14 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 following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Grove City College landed the #1 spot on the list. Grove City, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s general literature degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamilton College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hamilton is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clinton, New York. It awarded 18 ’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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Purchase College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Purchase College is located in Purchase, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 ’s general literature degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools 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. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 50 ’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.
Read full report on General Literature at New School University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clarks Summit University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Clarks Summit University is located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s general literature degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #6, Marymount Manhattan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. MMC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 3 ’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.
With a ranking of #7, American University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 ’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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 #8, York College of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in York, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 ’s general literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General Literature at York College of Pennsylvania
Yeshiva University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New York, New York, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified ’s general literature students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
Erie Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Erie Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 0 ’s general literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Literature at Erie Community College
With a ranking of #10, La Salle University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. La Salle University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Excelsior College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Excelsior College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Albany, New York. It awarded 0 ’s general literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Juniata College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Juniata is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 ’s general literature degrees 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
With a ranking of #10, Stevens Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on General Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hoboken, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s general literature degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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