by our College Data Analytics Team
Literature is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, but at some it makes up a far larger share of the degrees awarded than at others. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on literature — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
College Factual ranked the 5 literature schools in the Southeast Region by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
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Below are the schools where literature makes up the largest share of degrees in the Southeast Region.
Leading the list of the most focused literature schools is Sewanee The University Of The South. Located in the rural area of Sewanee, Sewanee The University Of The South is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 8% of all degrees awarded are in literature, or about 35 graduates in the most recent year. See more about literature at Sewanee The University Of The South
Mississippi College is one of the most focused literature schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the suburb of Clinton, Mississippi College is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 0.4% of all degrees awarded are in literature, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full literature report for Mississippi College
George Mason University came in at #3 on our list of the most focused literature schools. George Mason University is a public school located in the suburb of Fairfax. Literature accounts for around 0.3% of the degrees granted here, or about 31 graduates in the most recent year. See more about literature at George Mason University
Duke University came in at #4 on our list of the most focused literature schools. Duke University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham. Literature accounts for around 0.1% of the degrees granted here, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full literature report for Duke University
Liberty University came in at #5 on our list of the most focused literature schools. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit university. Literature accounts for around 0.0% of the degrees granted here, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. See more about literature at Liberty University
This ranking is produced by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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