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

General Literature isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #514 in popularity out of 1232 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 looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best General Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 62 bachelor's degrees in general literature during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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

More Ways to Rank General Literature Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in General Literature

1

Duke University
Durham, NC

11 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Duke University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general literature. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Durham.More information about a bachelor’s in general literature from Duke University

2

Sewanee - The University of the South
Sewanee, TN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Sewanee - The University of the South if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in general literature. Located in the rural area of Sewanee, Sewanee is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general literature from Sewanee - The University of the South

Best General Literature Colleges by State

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	7
Tennessee	460	0
North Carolina	453	6
Georgia	453	0
Louisiana	306	5
Mississippi	275	7

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General Literature Related Rankings by Major

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

Most Popular Majors Related to General Literature

Related Major	Annual Graduates
American Literature (United States)	4

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.