by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended English Language Major in North Carolina for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 40,481 people earned their degree in English, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States.
Across North Carolina, there were 1,238 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 151 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,453 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended English Language Major in North Carolina for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in English. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in English.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina master’s degree english language students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended English Language Major in North Carolina for a Master’s. ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 masters’s English language degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. Raleigh, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English language degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. UNC Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 22 masters’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s English language students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gardner - Webb University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended English Language Major in North Carolina for a Master’s. Gardner - Webb is a small school located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina that handed out 12 masters’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Western Carolina University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major in North Carolina for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. WCU is a fairly large public school situated in Cullowhee, North Carolina. It awarded 10 masters’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Appalachian State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. Appalachian State is a large school located in Boone, North Carolina that handed out 8 masters’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Wake Forest University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major in North Carolina for a Master’s ranking. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s English language degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ranked #9 on this year’s Most Well Attended English Language Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public institution located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Duke University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended English Language Major in North Carolina for a Master’s ranking. Located in Durham, North Carolina, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s English language students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major in North Carolina for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 4 masters’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, North Carolina Central University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. Durham, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English language degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #13, Greensboro College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major in North Carolina for a Master’s list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s English language degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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