2025 Best English Schools in District of Columbia

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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in District of Columbia to determine which ones were the best for english students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 175 degrees in english annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall English Schools List

English Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best English Schools in District of Columbia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for English in District of Columbia

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.

Top District of Columbia Schools in English Language

1

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

85 English Language Degrees Awarded

2.4% Growth in Graduates

Georgetown University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in english. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a degree in english from Georgetown University

2

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

42 English Language Degrees Awarded

11.9% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat George Washington University if you want to pursue a degree in english. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in english from George Washington University

Best English Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best English Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	3,106
Pennsylvania	978	1,599
Maryland	618	746
New Jersey	614	1,005
Delaware	345	115

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Rankings in Majors Related to English Language

One of 0 majors within the General English Literature area of study, English has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.