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2021 Best General English Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts

13 Colleges
1,210 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,168 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best General English Literature Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best General English Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in MassachusettsGeneral English Literature is the #14 most popular major in Massachusetts with 1,210 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>. This means that colleges and universities in the state were responsible for awarding 4.2% of all the english bachelor's degrees in the country.

This year's Best General English Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in english. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general english literature programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the general english literature program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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2021 Best General English Literature Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Massachusetts

The colleges and universities below are the best for non-traditional students studying english.

Top 10 Best General English Literature Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College tops the 2021 list of our schools in Massachusetts that are best for non-traditional general english literature students. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Chestnut Hill. Boston College also made our Best Colleges for General English Literature in Massachusetts list, coming in at #4.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. There are approximately 6,590 students at Boston College that take at least one class online. 1,916 of Boston College students are attending part time.

Full General English Literature at Boston College Report

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best general english literature schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UMass Amherst has also earned the #8 rank in our Best Colleges for General English Literature in Massachusetts ranking.

The student loan default rate at UMass Amherst is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. 4,105 students at UMass Amherst are exclusively online. There are roughly 6,786 part time students in attendance at UMass Amherst.

Read full report on General English Literature at University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Boston University
Boston, MA

Boston University comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Colleges for General English Literature in Massachusetts list.

About 0.5% of Boston U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 4,032 students at Boston U are exclusively online. About 7,057 of the students at Boston U are attending part time.

Full General English Literature at Boston University Report

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Westfield State University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Westfield is a small public school located in the large suburb of Westfield.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.3%. There are approximately 2,052 students at Westfield that take at least one class online. About 1,138 of the students at Westfield are attending part time.

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Northeastern University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

About 0.5% of Northeastern students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 7,987 students take at least one class online at Northeastern. There are roughly 1,267 part time students in attendance at Northeastern.

Full General English Literature at Northeastern University Report

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Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the town of North Adams, MCLA is a public school with a fairly small student population.

The student loan default rate at MCLA is lower than is typical, just 3.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 270 students take at least one class online at MCLA. 171 of MCLA students are attending part time.

Full General English Literature at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts Report

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Bridgewater State University earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large suburb of Bridgewater, Bridgewater State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at Bridgewater State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,579 students at Bridgewater State that take at least one class online. 2,921 students are part time.

Full General English Literature at Bridgewater State University Report

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University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the #8 spot in our 2021 best general english literature schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a large student population.

About 2.0% of UMass Boston students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,088 students take at least one class online at UMass Boston. 4,332 of UMass Boston students are attending part time.

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Salem State University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Salem State is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Salem.

About 1.4% of Salem State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,979 students at Salem State that take at least one class online. About 2,253 of the students at Salem State are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Framingham State University as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Framingham, Framingham State is a public college with a small student population.

About 2.3% of Framingham State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 1,621 of Framingham State students are exclusively distance learners. 1,657 of Framingham State students are attending part time.

Full General English Literature at Framingham State University Report

Best for Non-Traditional Students General English Literature Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best General English Literature Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 522
New Hampshire 391
Rhode Island 188
Maine 188
Vermont 103

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

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