2025 Best General English Literature Associate Degree Schools in New York

an associate degree in general english literature is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #47 out of 328 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for general english literature students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 71 associate degrees in general english literature during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 associate 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 associate 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 associate degree.

More Ways to Rank General English Literature Schools

The english school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best General English Literature Associate Degree Schools in New York.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study General English Literature in New York

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in general english literature.

Top New York Schools for an Associate in English

1

LaGuardia Community College
Long Island City, NY

20 Annual Graduates

LaGuardia Community College is a great choice for students pursuing an associate degree in general english literature. LaGuardia is a fairly large public college located in the large city of Long Island City.More information about a associate in general english literature from LaGuardia Community College

2

Borough of Manhattan Community College
New York, NY

32 Annual Graduates

$24,207 Median Starting Salary

Borough of Manhattan Community College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in general english literature. Located in the large city of New York, BMCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their associate from the english program report average early career earnings of $24,207.

More information about a associate in general english literature from Borough of Manhattan Community College

Best General English Literature Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	179	50
New Jersey	137	28
Maryland	126	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to English

One of 9 majors within the English Language & Literature area of study, General English Literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

English Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
English	71

Most Popular Majors Related to English

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Writing Studies	54
Literature	2

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.