2025 Best Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York

When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in literature sits in the middle of the road, ranking #210 out of 363 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of literature. Combined, these schools handed out 173 bachelor's degrees in literature to qualified students.

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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 bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to literature students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of literature students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt literature students go into to obtain their bachelor'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 literature related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Literature in New York

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

Top New York Schools for a Bachelor's in Literature

1

The New School
New York, NY

30 Annual Graduates

$25,618 Median Starting Salary

$51,313 Median Student Debt

The New School is a good option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in literature. New School University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the literature program state that they receive average early career income of $25,618.

More information about a bachelor’s in literature from The New School

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Pace University - New York
New York, NY

35 Annual Graduates

$25,758 Median Starting Salary

Pace University - New York is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in literature. Located in the city of New York, Pace University is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the literature program report average early career earnings of $25,758.

More information about a bachelor’s in literature from Pace University - New York

Best Literature Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	274	81
New Jersey	193	0
District of Columbia	126	22

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Literature Related Rankings by Major

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

Literature Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
English Literature (British & Commonwealth)	116
General Literature	52
Other Literature	5

Most Popular Majors Related to Literature

Related Major	Annual Graduates
General English Literature	2,203
Writing Studies	380
English Literature (Other)	69

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.