2024 Best English Language & Literature Schools in Kentucky
8Colleges in Kentucky
524English Language & Literature Degrees Awarded
$28,070Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, english language & literature sits in the middle of the road, ranking #18 out of 38 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
College Factual reviewed 8 schools in Kentucky to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of english language & literature. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 524 degrees in english language & literature during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great English Language & Literature School
Your choice of english language & literature school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for english language & literature schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your English Language & Literature Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best English Language & Literature Schools in Kentucky list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for English Language & Literature in Kentucky
The schools below may not offer all types of english language & literature degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Kentucky Schools in English Language & Literature
It is hard to beat University of Kentucky if you want to pursue a degree in english language & literature. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #230 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UK is a great university overall.
There were about 87 english language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year. Soon after graduation, english language & literature degree recipients typically earn an average of $23,244 in the first five years of their career.
Murray State University is a good option for students interested in a degree in english language & literature. Murray State is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Murray. This university ranks 9th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 48 english language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Murray State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the english language & literature program report average early career income of $24,308.
University of Louisville is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in english language & literature. UofL is a very large public university located in the city of Louisville. A Best Colleges rank of #338 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UofL is a great university overall.
There were approximately 67 english language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UofL in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the english language & literature program earn around $28,377 for their early career.
Every student who is interested in english language & literature has to look into Northern Kentucky University. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #716 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means NKU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 56 english language & literature students who graduated with this degree at NKU in the most recent year we have data available. Those english language & literature students who get their degree from Northern Kentucky University receive $3,796 more than the standard english language & literature grad.
Located in the city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 12th out of 38 colleges for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 24 english language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Spalding in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, english language & literature degree recipients generally earn about $29,181 in their early careers.
WKU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bowling Green. A Best Colleges rank of #903 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WKU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 64 english language & literature students who graduated with this degree at WKU in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, english language & literature degree recipients generally earn an average of $20,734 in their early careers.
Morehead State University is a medium-sized public university located in the town of Morehead. This university ranks 18th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 27 english language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Morehead State University in the most recent data year. English Language & Literature degree recipients from Morehead State University receive an earnings boost of about $11,754 over the average income of english language & literature graduates.
Located in the distant town of Richmond, Eastern is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 38 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were approximately 43 english language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Eastern in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, english language & literature degree recipients generally make an average of $21,031 in their early careers.
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).
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