2024 Best General Literature Schools in Pennsylvania

General Literature is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #735 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

There was only one school in Pennsylvania to review for the 2024 Best General Literature Schools in Pennsylvania ranking.

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General Literature Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General Literature Schools in Pennsylvania ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for General Literature in Pennsylvania

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the general literature degree levels they offer.

Top Pennsylvania Schools in General Literature

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York College of Pennsylvania
York, PA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in general literature needs to look into York College of Pennsylvania. YCP is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of York.More information about a degree in general literature from York College of Pennsylvania

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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in general literature. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in general literature from University of Pennsylvania

Best General Literature Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best General Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	96
New Jersey	614	0
District of Columbia	441	23

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Literature

General Literature is one of 5 different types of Literature programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
English Literature (British & Commonwealth)	57
American Literature (United States)	1
Other Literature	1

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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.