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2021 Best English Language & Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

26 Colleges
3,574 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,020 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best English Language & Literature Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best English Language & Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

For this year's Best English Language & Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking, we looked at 26 colleges that offer a bachelor's in english language & literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality english language & literature programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the english language & literature program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best English Language & Literature Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying english language & literature.

Top 10 Best English Language & Literature Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Southern New Hampshire University has taken the #1 spot in this year's english language & literature ranking for non-traditional students. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.

The student loan default rate at SNHU is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. 138,672 students at SNHU are exclusively online. About 102,147 of the students at SNHU are attending part time.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Southern New Hampshire University

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College comes in at #2 in this year's ranking. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill. Boston College also took the #6 spot in our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature in the New England Region rankings.

The student loan default rate at Boston College is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,590 students take at least one class online at Boston College. About 1,916 of the students at Boston College are attending part time.

Full English Language & Literature at Boston College Report

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Our rankings recognize University of Massachusetts Amherst as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The student loan default rate at UMass Amherst is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 4,105 of UMass Amherst students are exclusively distance learners. About 6,786 of the students at UMass Amherst are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Rhode Island as the #4 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.

The student loan default rate at URI is lower than is typical, just 1.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 5,504 students take at least one class online at URI. 2,982 students are part time.

Full English Language & Literature at University of Rhode Island Report

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Salem State University earned the #5 spot in our 2021 rankings. Salem State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.

About 1.4% of Salem State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,979 students take at least one class online at Salem State. 2,253 students are part time.

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Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts comes in at #6 in this year's ranking. Located in the fringe town of North Adams, MCLA is a public college with a fairly small student population.

About 3.0% of MCLA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 270 students at MCLA that take at least one class online. About 171 of the students at MCLA are attending part time.

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Boston University
Boston, MA

Our rankings recognize Boston University as the #7 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature in the New England Region list.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. 4,032 students at Boston U are exclusively online. About 7,057 of the students at Boston U are attending part time.

Full English Language & Literature at Boston University Report

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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Westfield State University. Westfield is a small public school located in the large suburb of Westfield.

About 1.3% of Westfield students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 2,052 students at Westfield that take at least one class online. 1,138 of Westfield students are attending part time.

Full English Language & Literature at Westfield State University Report

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Bridgewater State University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 3,579 students at Bridgewater State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 2,921 part time students in attendance at Bridgewater State.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Bridgewater State University

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Northeastern University comes in at #10 in this year's ranking. Northeastern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

About 0.5% of Northeastern students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 7,987 students at Northeastern that take at least one class online. 1,267 of Northeastern students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students English Language & Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students english language & literature colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,553
New Hampshire 893
Vermont 180
Maine 232
Rhode Island 267
Connecticut 554

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*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.

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