2025 Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in Vermont

General English Literature is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #47 most popular master's degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in Vermont ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 89 master's degrees in general english literature during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general english literature students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general english literature students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt general english literature students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general english literature related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general english literature students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank General English Literature Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in Vermont list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study General English Literature in Vermont

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in general english literature.

Top Vermont Schools for a Master's in English

1

Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT

76 Annual Graduates

$75,793 Median Starting Salary

Middlebury College is a wonderful option for students pursuing a master's degree in general english literature. Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Middlebury.

Master's students who receive their degree from the english program earn an average of $75,793 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a master’s in general english literature from Middlebury College

2

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

13 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in general english literature has to check out University of Vermont. Located in the city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in general english literature from University of Vermont

Best General English Literature Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best General English Literature Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	222	141
Connecticut	153	47
Rhode Island	127	8
New Hampshire	108	449
Maine	90	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to English

General English Literature is one of 9 different types of English Language & Literature programs to choose from.

English Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
English	89

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Writing Studies	111
English Literature (Other)	57

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.