2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for English Literature (British & Commonwealth)

English Literature (British & Commonwealth) is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #473 out of the 1095 majors across the country that we analyze each year. 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 6 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the most popular for master's degree seekers in the field of English literature (British and Commonwealth). When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 74 master's degrees in English literature (British and Commonwealth) during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great English Literature (British & Commonwealth) School for Your Master's Degree

The English literature (British and Commonwealth) master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for English Literature (British & Commonwealth) ranking.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for English literature (British and Commonwealth), but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for English literature (British and Commonwealth).

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study English Literature (British & Commonwealth) in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in English literature (British and Commonwealth).

Most Well Attended Schools for English Literature (British and Commonwealth) Students Working on Their Master's

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New York University
New York, NY

32 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In NY

#1 Best Quality In NY

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at New York University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in English literature (British and Commonwealth). Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in English literature (British and Commonwealth) in New York.

There were about 32 English literature (British and Commonwealth) students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.

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2

George Mason University
Fairfax, VA

25 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In VA

#1 Best Quality In VA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at George Mason University if you want to pursue a master's degree in English literature (British and Commonwealth). GMU is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Fairfax. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in English literature (British and Commonwealth) in Virginia.

There were approximately 25 English literature (British and Commonwealth) individuals who graduated with this degree at GMU in the most recent data year.

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Hunter College
New York, NY

9 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In NY

#2 Best Quality In NY

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Hunter College if you wish to pursue a master's degree in English literature (British and Commonwealth). Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public college with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in English literature (British and Commonwealth) in New York.

There were approximately 9 English literature (British and Commonwealth) students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available.

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4

Mills College
Oakland, CA

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in English literature (British and Commonwealth) has to take a look at Mills College. Located in the large city of Oakland, Mills is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in English literature (British and Commonwealth) in California.

There were approximately 5 English literature (British and Commonwealth) individuals who graduated with this degree at Mills in the most recent year we have data available.

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5

Gannon University
Erie, PA

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In PA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

There were roughly 3 English literature (British and Commonwealth) students who graduated with this degree at Gannon in the most recent year we have data available.

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Hofstra University
Hempstead, NY

#3 Most Popular In NY

Located in the large suburb of Hempstead, Hofstra is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in English literature (British and Commonwealth) from Hofstra University

English Literature (British & Commonwealth) by Region

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English Literature (British & Commonwealth) Related Rankings by Major

English Literature (British & Commonwealth) is one of 4 different types of Literature programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to English Literature (British and Commonwealth)

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Literature	11
American Literature (United States)	4
General 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.