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 New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General English Literature is the 24th most popular major in the country with 40,481 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 New England region, there were 3,465 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,104 and $24,193 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 114 colleges that offer a degree in general English literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular general English literature programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region english students.
Out of the 114 schools in the Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the #1 spot on the list. Manchester, New Hampshire is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s English degrees to 606 students in 2020-2021.
Full Southern New Hampshire University General English Literature Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s English degrees to 146 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 89%.
Read full report on General English Literature at UMass Amherst
Out of the 114 schools in the Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 140 ’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Connecticut General English Literature Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s English degrees to 111 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at University of Massachusetts - Boston
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region list. Boston College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 110 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about General English Literature at Boston College
With a ranking of #6, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is a public institution located in Durham, New Hampshire. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 105 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Massachusetts - Lowell landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Massachusetts - Lowell is a fairly large public school situated in Lowell, Massachusetts. It awarded 97 ’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Bridgewater State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and it awarded 91 ’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at Bridgewater State University
With a ranking of #9, University of Vermont did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region list. UVM is a public institution located in Burlington, Vermont. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 86 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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.
Boston University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #10. Boston University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 82 ’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Harvard University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 76 ’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Yale University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region ranking. Yale is located in New Haven, Connecticut and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 74 ’s English degrees to qualified students.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Brown University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region ranking. Brown University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 66 ’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
With a ranking of #14, Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region list. Wesleyan U is located in Middletown, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 63 ’s English degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read full report on General English Literature at Wesleyan U
College of the Holy Cross landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 59 degrees to qualified ’s English students 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 1.2% 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 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Dartmouth College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #15. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hanover, New Hampshire. It awarded 59 ’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 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 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General English Literature at Dartmouth College
University of Rhode Island landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region ranking. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 58 ’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 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 more about General English Literature at University of Rhode Island
With a ranking of #18, Eastern Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region list. Located in Willimantic, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 55 degrees to qualified ’s English students in 2020-2021.
University of Southern Maine came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region ranking. Located in Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school awarded 53 degrees to qualified ’s English students 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%.
Read more about General English Literature at University of Southern Maine
Southern Connecticut State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #20. Southern Connecticut State University is a medium-sized public school situated in New Haven, Connecticut. It awarded 50 ’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Connecticut State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region ranking. CCSU is located in New Britain, Connecticut and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 ’s English degrees to qualified students.
Rhode Island College landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region ranking. RIC is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 ’s English degrees to qualified students.
Tufts University ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region list. Tufts University is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 44 ’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Williams College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region ranking. Williams is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It awarded 42 ’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Salem State University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in the New England Region ranking. Salem State is a public institution located in Salem, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 41 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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