2025 Best English Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
93Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
6,253English Language Degrees Awarded
Ranked #19 in popularity, english is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 93 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for english students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 6,253 degrees in english to qualified students.
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. We derive our Best Overall English School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best English Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for English in the Middle Atlantic Region
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the english language degrees they offer, see the list below. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
18 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in English Language
Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in english. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were approximately 117 english students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
University of Pennsylvania is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in english. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UPenn is a great university overall.
There were roughly 88 english students who graduated with this degree at UPenn in the most recent year we have data available.
Georgetown University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in english. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were about 85 english students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year.
Any student pursuing a degree in english needs to take a look at University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were roughly 136 english students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.
There were approximately 34 english students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #67 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 131 english students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent data year.
Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.
There were roughly 72 english students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.
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Located in the suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 114 english students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent year we have data available.
UD is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Newark. This university ranks 1st out of 3 schools for overall quality in the state of Delaware.
There were approximately 81 english students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent data year.
Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.
There were roughly 117 english students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Bethlehem, Lehigh is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Lehigh is a great university overall.
There were about 30 english students who graduated with this degree at Lehigh in the most recent year we have data available.
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Colgate is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Hamilton. This university ranks 11th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 37 english students who graduated with this degree at Colgate in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large city of New York, Barnard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 9th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 60 english students who graduated with this degree at Barnard in the most recent year we have data available.
Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were about 34 english students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the distant town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 11th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were about 22 english students who graduated with this degree at Bucknell in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Albany, UAlbany is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 27th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 96 english students who graduated with this degree at UAlbany in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were about 108 english students who graduated with this degree at SUNY Stony Brook in the most recent data year.
GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #25 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.
There were roughly 42 english students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.
Rest of the Top Best English Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Additional Noteworthy Schools
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 Middle Atlantic 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. We derive our Best Overall English School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
