English is of the hottest degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #19 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best English Schools in Connecticut ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 549 degrees in english to qualified students.
Your choice of english school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for english schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best English Schools in Connecticut list to help you make the college decision.
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The schools below may not offer all types of english language degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
It is difficult to beat University of Connecticut if you want to pursue a degree in english. UCONN is a fairly large public university located in the town of Storrs. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were approximately 135 english students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.
Fairfield University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in english. Located in the suburb of Fairfield, Fairfield U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #50 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Fairfield U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 23 english students who graduated with this degree at Fairfield U in the most recent year we have data available.
It is hard to beat Trinity College if you want to pursue a degree in english. Located in the medium-sized city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #136 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Trinity Bantams is a great college overall.
There were approximately 26 english students who graduated with this degree at Trinity Bantams in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in english has to take a look at Connecticut College. Conn College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of New London. This college ranks 6th out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were approximately 25 english students who graduated with this degree at Conn College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Fairfield, Sacred Heart is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. This university ranks 9th out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 11 english students who graduated with this degree at Sacred Heart in the most recent data year.
Quinnipiac is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Hamden. A Best Colleges rank of #162 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Quinnipiac is a great university overall.
There were roughly 7 english students who graduated with this degree at Quinnipiac in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the fringe town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 15th out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 54 english students who graduated with this degree at ECSU in the most recent year we have data available.
You can earn your MA in English entirely online with Southern New Hampshire University! This online English degree program can help you increase your analytical and communication skills.
CCSU is a moderately-sized public university located in the suburb of New Britain. This university ranks 14th out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 48 english students who graduated with this degree at CCSU in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, SCSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 11th out of 18 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were about 41 english students who graduated with this degree at SCSU in the most recent year we have data available.
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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).
Your choice of english school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for english schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
