by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Literature is the 264th most popular major in the country with 683 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,788 and had an average of $26,372 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 421 literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,461 and $25,821 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 27 colleges that offer a degree in literature. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their 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 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 Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Grove City College is located in Grove City, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 20 ’s literature degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 27 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamilton College landed the #2 spot on the list. Hamilton is a small school located in Clinton, New York that handed out 18 ’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Pitt Greensburg is located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s literature degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purchase College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Purchase College is a small school located in Purchase, New York that handed out 23 ’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The New School. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. New York, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s literature degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Clarks Summit University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified ’s literature students in 2020-2021.
Pace University - New York did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Pace University is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 46 ’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Marymount Manhattan College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. MMC is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 ’s 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.
New York University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 136 diplomas to qualified ’s literature students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #10, University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified ’s literature students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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American University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #11. American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 23 ’s literature degrees 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 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Gannon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #12. Erie, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s literature degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #13. Pitt is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 67 ’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. 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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Swarthmore College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Swarthmore College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. It awarded 1 ’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, York College of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This small school is located in York, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 ’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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%.
Yeshiva University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Yeshiva is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 2 ’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.
Hunter College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hunter is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 ’s literature degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s literature degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Touro College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 0 ’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Juniata College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Huntingdon, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s literature degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #19, SUNY Oneonta did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Oneonta, New York, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified ’s literature students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Excelsior College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Excelsior College is located in Albany, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s literature degrees to qualified students.
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 #19, Hofstra University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Hofstra University is a fairly large school located in Hempstead, New York that handed out 0 ’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
SUNY Westchester Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #19. SUNY Westchester Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Valhalla, New York. It awarded 0 ’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Stevens Institute of Technology landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Stevens is located in Hoboken, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s literature degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. 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%.
Erie Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Erie Community College is a public institution located in Buffalo, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
La Salle University ranked #19 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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