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 for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in Michigan” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 54,635 people earned their degree in English language and literature, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, English language and literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,352 and had an average of $23,972 in loans still to pay off.
Across Michigan, there were 1,156 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,334 and $25,729 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 131 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,121 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in Michigan” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in English language and literature. That schools that top this list have a program in English language and literature in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in Michigan”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Michigan University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in Michigan list. Marquette, Michigan is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English language and literature degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Michigan University English Language & Literature Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Flint. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in Michigan list. University of Michigan - Flint is a medium-sized school located in Flint, Michigan that handed out 7 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about English Language & Literature at University of Michigan - Flint
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in Michigan. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 16 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about English Language & Literature at Eastern Michigan University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in Michigan. Central Michigan is a fairly large school located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan that handed out 20 masters’s English language and 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Andrews University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in Michigan list. Andrews is a private not-for-profit institution located in Berrien Springs, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees 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 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 3.5% 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%.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at Andrews University
Western Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in Michigan ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 10 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about English Language & Literature at Western Michigan University
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in Michigan ranking. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 masters’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #8, Wayne State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in Michigan list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s English language and literature students in 2020-2021.
Read more about English Language & Literature at Wayne State
Oakland University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in Michigan ranking. This fairly large school is located in Rochester Hills, Michigan, and it awarded 5 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at Oakland University
Michigan Technological University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in Michigan ranking. Located in Houghton, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s English language and literature students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about English Language & Literature at Michigan Tech
With a ranking of #11, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in Michigan list. This large school is located in East Lansing, Michigan, and it awarded 7 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about English Language & Literature at Michigan State
With a ranking of #12, Grand Valley State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in Michigan list. Grand Valley State University is located in Allendale, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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