by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 40,481 people earned their degree in general English literature, making the major the 24th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general English literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $29,881 and had an average of $23,769 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 4,484 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,583 and $24,829 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 488 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 63 colleges that offered a degree in general English literature. To top this list, a school must have a successful general English literature program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree english students.
Out of the 63 schools in the Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is a large public school situated in Athens, Ohio. It awarded 37 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at OHIO Athens
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large school located in Oxford, Ohio that handed out 26 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Miami University - Oxford General English Literature Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Northwestern University is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 23 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General English Literature at Northwestern
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Eastern Illinois University is a public institution located in Charleston, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 20 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at Eastern Illinois University
Out of the 63 schools in the Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #5 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 17 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Full University of Wisconsin - Madison General English Literature Report
Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Purdue University - Main Campus is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Ohio State University - Main Campus is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Toledo ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Toledo, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at University of Toledo
Ball State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Ball State is a large public school situated in Muncie, Indiana. It awarded 15 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General English Literature at Ball State University
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Edwardsville, Illinois, this fairly large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Illinois State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #10. Illinois State University is located in Normal, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Illinois State University General English Literature Report
Wayne State University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Wayne State University is a public institution located in Detroit, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at Wayne State University
Ohio Dominican University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. ODU is a small school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 13 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #12, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on General English Literature at IU Bloomington
Northeastern Illinois University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 11 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at Northeastern Illinois University
With a ranking of #15, Youngstown State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Youngstown, Ohio, and it awarded 11 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Youngstown State University General English Literature Report
Wright State University - Main Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 10 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at Wright State University - Main Campus
Indiana University - East did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #18. This small school is located in Richmond, Indiana, and it awarded 9 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Indiana University - East General English Literature Report
Loyola University Chicago ranked #18 on this year’s Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 9 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General English Literature at Loyola Chicago
Cleveland State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #18. Cleveland State University is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General English Literature at Cleveland State University
Western Illinois University landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Macomb, Illinois, and it awarded 9 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. IUPUI is a public institution located in Indianapolis, Indiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #22, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on General English Literature at University of Illinois at Chicago
Northern Michigan University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Marquette, Michigan, and it awarded 8 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Michigan University General English Literature Report
With a ranking of #25, University of Notre Dame did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 7 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
Read more about General English Literature at University of Notre Dame
Purdue University Northwest landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Purdue Northwest is located in Hammond, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General English Literature at Purdue University Northwest
University of Michigan - Flint landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. University of Michigan - Flint is a medium-sized public school situated in Flint, Michigan. It awarded 7 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at University of Michigan - Flint
With a ranking of #25, John Carroll University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. University Heights, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s English degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Northern Illinois University ranked #25 on this year’s Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. NIU is a fairly large public school situated in Dekalb, Illinois. It awarded 7 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northern Illinois University General English Literature Report
Mount Mary University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #25. Mount Mary University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 7 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Purdue University Fort Wayne came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended English Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
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