2025 Best General Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

General Literature is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #514 out of the 1232 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for general literature students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 98 bachelor's degrees in general literature during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general literature students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general literature students who choose to seek a bachelor's 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general literature related body.

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

More Ways to Rank General Literature Schools

The general literature 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 Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Literature in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general literature.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Bachelor's in General Literature

1

American University
Washington, DC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

American University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in general literature. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general literature from American University

2

The New School
New York, NY

30 Annual Graduates

The New School is a wonderful choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in general literature. Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general literature from The New School

Best General Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best general literature schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	707	96
Pennsylvania	698	23
New Jersey	351	0
District of Columbia	226	22

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General Literature Related Rankings by Major

General Literature is one of 5 different types of Literature programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to General Literature

Related Major	Annual Graduates
English Literature (British & Commonwealth)	165
Other Literature	5

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.