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.
College Factual reviewed 110 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of english. Combined, these schools handed out 8,153 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 Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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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.
22 Top Southeast Region Schools in English Language
Florida State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in english. Located in the midsize city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were approximately 351 english students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat University of Virginia - Main Campus if you want to pursue a degree in english. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #35 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 210 english students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat University of Florida if you want to pursue a degree in english. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were about 169 english students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in english. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were roughly 183 english students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year.
Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.
There were roughly 70 english students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Virginia Tech is a great school overall.
There were roughly 92 english students who graduated with this degree at Virginia Tech in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.
There were roughly 56 english students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.
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Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Orleans. A Best Colleges rank of #95 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.
There were about 68 english students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #31 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were about 47 english students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year.
UofSC is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were roughly 81 english students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year.
USF Tampa is a very large public university located in the city of Tampa. This university ranks 8th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 161 english students who graduated with this degree at USF Tampa in the most recent data year.
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Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were about 112 english students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
GMU is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Fairfax. A Best Colleges rank of #92 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means GMU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 106 english students who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year.
UCF is a very large public university located in the suburb of Orlando. This university ranks 10th out of 70 schools for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 379 english students who graduated with this degree at UCF in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were roughly 148 english students who graduated with this degree at UNC Charlotte in the most recent data year.
Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 5th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 73 english students who graduated with this degree at William & Mary in the most recent data year.
Clemson is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Clemson. This university ranks 2nd out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were about 64 english students who graduated with this degree at Clemson in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Knoxville, UT Knoxville is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 41 schools for overall quality in the state of Tennessee.
There were roughly 136 english students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year.
Located in the midsize city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 124 english students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent year we have data available.
Auburn is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Auburn. This university ranks 2nd out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Alabama.
There were approximately 79 english students who graduated with this degree at Auburn in the most recent data year.
Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Winston-Salem. A Best Colleges rank of #76 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Wake Forest University is a great university overall.
There were about 44 english students who graduated with this degree at Wake Forest University in the most recent year we have data available.
UK is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Lexington. This university ranks 1st out of 39 schools for overall quality in the state of Kentucky.
There were roughly 57 english students who graduated with this degree at UK in the most recent data year.
Rest of the Top Best English Schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast 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.
