2027 Best General Literature Schools in New York
General Literature degree programs prepare students for a range of careers in the field. While the number of schools offering the program varies, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
For its 2027 ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for general literature students pursuing a degree.
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Best Schools for General Literature in New York
If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the general literature degrees they offer, see the list below.
Top Schools in General Literature
Leading the list is The New School, our #1 school for general literature. Located in the city of New York, The New School is a large private not-for-profit university. The New School graduates 70% of students within six years. The New School awarded about 50 general literature degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their general literature degree from The New School earn around $25,618 in the first couple years of their career. Typical student debt for the program is $23,750.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 1 school evaluated.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
