2025 Best English Schools in the Great Lakes Region
71Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
4,185English Language Degrees Awarded
If you pursue a degree in english, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #19 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 71 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best English Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 4,185 degrees in english annually.
The english language program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for English rankings. For our Best Overall English School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best English Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for English in the Great Lakes Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the english language degree levels they offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
14 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in English Language
It is difficult to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a degree in english. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 115 english students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in english has to take a look at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. U-M is a very large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were approximately 116 english students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent data year.
Northwestern University is a great option for students interested in a degree in english. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Evanston. A Best Colleges rank of #5 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Northwestern is a great university overall.
There were about 73 english students who graduated with this degree at Northwestern in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in english needs to take a look at University of Notre Dame. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were about 70 english students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 76 english students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were approximately 131 english students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.
IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were about 74 english students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.
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Ohio State is a very large public university located in the city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were about 165 english students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 120 english students who graduated with this degree at Illinois State in the most recent data year.
Purdue is a fairly large public university located in the city of West Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #65 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Purdue is a great university overall.
There were approximately 84 english students who graduated with this degree at Purdue in the most recent data year.
Miami University - Oxford is a large public university located in the fringe town of Oxford. A Best Colleges rank of #134 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.
There were roughly 33 english students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.
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Located in the town of Allendale, GVSU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 56 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were about 117 english students who graduated with this degree at GVSU in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #114 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.
There were approximately 19 english students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.
There were roughly 66 english students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent year we have data available.
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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
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).
The english language program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for English rankings. For our Best Overall English School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
