by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual looked at 69 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best English Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 3,222 bachelor's degrees in english to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
Your choice of english for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality english language program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for english students working on their bachelor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best English Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.
Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in english. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
It's difficult to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in english. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in english from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a good choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in english. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in english from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Northwestern University is a great choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in english. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in english from Northwestern University
Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in english needs to look into University of Notre Dame. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.More information about a bachelor’s in english from University of Notre Dame
Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing.More information about a bachelor’s in english from Michigan State University
UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the large city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in english from University of Wisconsin - Madison
Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in english from Indiana University - Bloomington
Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in english from Ohio State University - Main Campus
Illinois State is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.More information about a bachelor’s in english from Illinois State University
Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in english from Purdue University - Main Campus
Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in english from University of Illinois at Chicago
Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a bachelor’s in english from Loyola University Chicago
GVSU is a fairly large public university located in the town of Allendale.More information about a bachelor’s in english from Grand Valley State University
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best English Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Marquette University | Milwaukee, WI |
| 15 | University of Dayton | Dayton, OH |
| 16 | University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire | Eau Claire, WI |
| 17 | Wheaton College Illinois | Wheaton, IL |
| 18 | Ball State University | Muncie, IN |
| 19 | University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee | Milwaukee, WI |
| 20 | Kenyon College | Gambier, OH |
| 21 | Northern Illinois University | Dekalb, IL |
| 22 | Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis | Indianapolis, IN |
| 23 | Kent State University at Kent | Kent, OH |
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