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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in Missouri to determine which ones were the best for english students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 514 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. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Missouri list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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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 hard to beat University of Missouri - Columbia if you want to pursue a degree in english. Mizzou is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #131 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Mizzou is a great university overall.
There were approximately 87 english students who graduated with this degree at Mizzou in the most recent year we have data available.
Saint Louis University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in english. SLU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SLU is a great university overall.
There were approximately 22 english students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in english has to look into Truman State University. Located in the remote town of Kirksville, Truman State is a public university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were roughly 58 english students who graduated with this degree at Truman State in the most recent year we have data available.
Missouri State University - Springfield is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in english. Located in the midsize city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #575 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Missouri State is a great university overall.
There were about 57 english students who graduated with this degree at Missouri State in the most recent data year.
UMKC is a large public university located in the city of Kansas City. This university ranks 14th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 44 english students who graduated with this degree at UMKC in the most recent data year.
UMSL is a large public university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis. This university ranks 11th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 36 english students who graduated with this degree at UMSL in the most recent data year.
Rockhurst is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Kansas City. A Best Colleges rank of #509 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rockhurst is a great university overall.
There were roughly 9 english students who graduated with this degree at Rockhurst 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.
Located in the city of Springfield, Drury University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 35th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were about 8 english students who graduated with this degree at Drury University in the most recent year we have data available.
Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit college located in the medium-sized city of Columbia. This college ranks 12th out of 48 schools for overall quality in the state of Missouri.
There were approximately 19 english students who graduated with this degree at Columbia College Missouri in the most recent year we have data available.
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. 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.
