by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Literature is the 264th most popular major in the country with 683 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,788 and had an average of $26,372 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 33 literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 14 colleges that offered a degree in literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular literature programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region literature students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Great Lakes Region. Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s literature degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Flint landed the #2 spot on the list. UM Flint is a public institution located in Flint, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Central Michigan University is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 5 ’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Calvin University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and it awarded 3 ’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bradley University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Great Lakes Region. Bradley is located in Peoria, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s literature degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #6, Hanover College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Hanover, Indiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s literature degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Ohio Northern University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Ada, Ohio, and it awarded 1 ’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lake Superior State University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s literature students in 2020-2021.
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Judson University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Elgin, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s literature degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Illinois Wesleyan University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Illinois Wesleyan is a small school located in Bloomington, Illinois that handed out 0 ’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Antioch College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Yellow Springs, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified ’s literature students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #8, The University of Findlay did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Findlay, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s literature degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Blackburn College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Carlinville, Illinois, and it awarded 0 ’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Cincinnati, Ohio, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s literature students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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