2025 Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

General English Literature is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #47 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 98 master's degrees in general english literature during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general english literature students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general english literature students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for general english literature to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general english literature related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general english literature students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General English Literature in Louisiana

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general english literature.

Top Louisiana Schools for a Master's in English

1

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA

15 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Louisiana at Lafayette if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general english literature. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in general english literature from University of Louisiana at Lafayette

2

University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA

17 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Louisiana at Monroe if you wish to pursue a master's degree in general english literature. Located in the small city of Monroe, ULM is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in general english literature from University of Louisiana at Monroe

Best General English Literature Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best General English Literature Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	99
Georgia	190	52
Virginia	182	85
North Carolina	178	151
Tennessee	166	98
Alabama	151	64
Kentucky	147	52
South Carolina	146	34
Mississippi	145	33
Arkansas	121	24
West Virginia	112	14

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General English Literature Related Rankings by Major

One of 9 majors within the English Language & Literature area of study, General English Literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

English Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
English	98

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Writing Studies	31

Notes and References

• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.