2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Literature in Pennsylvania

If you're seeking a Master's Degree in literature, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #218 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to determine which ones were the most popular for literature students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 7 master's degrees in literature during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for literature.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Literature in Pennsylvania

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in literature.

Most Well Attended Schools for Literature Students Working on Their Master's

1

Clarks Summit University
South Abington Township, PA

4 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in literature needs to take a look at Clarks Summit University. CSU is a fairly small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of South Abington Township. More information about a master’s in literature from Clarks Summit University

2

Gannon University
Erie, PA

3 Annual Master's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Gannon University is a popular decision for students pursuing a master's degree in literature. Located in the city of Erie, Gannon is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. More information about a master’s in literature from Gannon University

Best Literature Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Literature Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	249	78
District of Columbia	151	6

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Literature Related Rankings by Major

One of 3 majors within the English Language & Literature area of study, Literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

Literature Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
American Literature (United States)	4
English Literature (British & Commonwealth)	3

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Writing Studies	168
General English Literature	128
English Literature (Other)	9

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.