2021 Best English Language & Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
352
Colleges
36,642
Bachelor's Degrees
$34,729
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best English Language & Literature Schools for Non-Traditional Students
English Language & Literature is the #15th most popular major in the country with 36,642 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
This year's Best English Language & Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking analyzed 352 colleges that offered a bachelor's degree in english language & literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent english language & literature programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the english language & literature program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best English Language & Literature Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best English Language & Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 25 English Language & Literature Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Georgetown University has taken the #1 spot in this year's english language & literature ranking for non-traditional students. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington. Georgetown not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #2 on our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. There are approximately 4,343 students at Georgetown that take at least one class online. 5,553 students are part time.
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The #2 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Washington - Seattle Campus. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle. UW Seattle not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #3 on our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature list.
The student loan default rate at UW Seattle is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 8,815 students at UW Seattle that take at least one class online. About 9,705 of the students at UW Seattle are attending part time.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York. Columbia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. There are approximately 6,172 students at Columbia that take at least one class online. About 4,854 of the students at Columbia are attending part time.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at Columbia University in the City of New York
Our rankings recognize George Mason University as the #4 school in this year's rankings. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax. GMU excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.8%. Approximately 21,490 students take at least one class online at GMU. About 12,712 of the students at GMU are attending part time.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at George Mason University
Our rankings recognize The University of Texas at Austin as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a very large student population. UT Austin not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #6 on our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature list.
The student loan default rate at UT Austin is lower than is typical, just 0.8% of students default in three years. Approximately 23,198 students take at least one class online at UT Austin. 3,479 students are part time.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at The University of Texas at Austin
San Francisco State University landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best english language & literature schools for non-traditional students. SFSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco.
About 1.8% of SFSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 14,003 of SFSU students are exclusively distance learners. 6,034 students are part time.
Full English Language & Literature at San Francisco State University Report
The #7 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Miami. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Coral Gables. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, U Miami is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. Approximately 7,899 students take at least one class online at U Miami. There are roughly 1,358 part time students in attendance at U Miami.
Full English Language & Literature at University of Miami Report
The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Weber State University. WSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ogden.
The student loan default rate at WSU is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 8,573 students take at least one class online at WSU. There are roughly 17,729 part time students in attendance at WSU.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at Weber State University
Our rankings recognize University of California - Berkeley as the #9 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature ranking.
About 0.5% of UC Berkeley students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 26,398 students at UC Berkeley that take at least one class online. About 4,099 of the students at UC Berkeley are attending part time.
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The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Emory University. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Emory also did well on our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature list. It's in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 6,651 students take at least one class online at Emory. 1,395 of Emory students are attending part time.
Full English Language & Literature at Emory University Report
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #11 spot in our 2021 best english language & literature schools for non-traditional students. Located in the large city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a very large student population.
About 1.4% of UT Arlington students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 17,309 of UT Arlington students are exclusively distance learners. 22,217 of UT Arlington students are attending part time.
Full English Language & Literature at The University of Texas at Arlington Report
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities comes in at #12 in this year's ranking. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UMN Twin Cities also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature ranking.
The student loan default rate at UMN Twin Cities is lower than is typical, just 0.6% of students default in three years. Approximately 21,237 students take at least one class online at UMN Twin Cities. 13,655 students are part time.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Binghamton University earned the #13 spot in our 2021 rankings. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal. Binghamton University also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature list. It's in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at Binghamton University is lower than is typical, just 0.7% of students default in three years. Approximately 1,472 students take at least one class online at Binghamton University. About 1,855 of the students at Binghamton University are attending part time.
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University of North Texas earned the #14 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UNT is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature list.
The student loan default rate at UNT is lower than is typical, just 1.8% of students default in three years. There are approximately 20,194 students at UNT that take at least one class online. 12,105 students are part time.
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Southern New Hampshire University comes in at #15 in this year's ranking. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Manchester.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. 138,672 students at SNHU are exclusively online. 102,147 students are part time.
Full English Language & Literature at Southern New Hampshire University Report
The #16 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Miami University - Oxford. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, Miami University - Oxford is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature list.
About 0.8% of Miami University - Oxford students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 5,388 students at Miami University - Oxford that take at least one class online. 1,700 of Miami University - Oxford students are attending part time.
Full English Language & Literature at Miami University - Oxford Report
Our rankings recognize University of California - Los Angeles as the #17 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population. UCLA also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature list. It's in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
About 0.7% of UCLA students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. 2,161 of UCLA students are attending part time.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at University of California - Los Angeles
University of Virginia - Main Campus comes in at #18 in this year's ranking. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville. University of Virginia also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature list. It's in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
The student loan default rate at University of Virginia is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,175 students take at least one class online at University of Virginia. 2,758 students are part time.
Full English Language & Literature at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor comes in at #19 in this year's ranking. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population. U-M excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature list.
About 0.2% of U-M students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 15,737 students take at least one class online at U-M. There are roughly 3,568 part time students in attendance at U-M.
Full English Language & Literature at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report
Our rankings recognize University of Utah as the #20 school in this year's rankings. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, U of U also is in the top 10% of our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature ranking.
About 0.8% of U of U students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 19,378 students take at least one class online at U of U. There are roughly 7,185 part time students in attendance at U of U.
Full English Language & Literature at University of Utah Report
Texas Tech University earned the #21 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population. Texas Tech also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
About 1.4% of Texas Tech students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 22,394 students at Texas Tech that take at least one class online. About 7,077 of the students at Texas Tech are attending part time.
Full English Language & Literature at Texas Tech University Report
The #22 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population. UIUC excels when it comes to major quality. It's ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature list.
About 0.6% of UIUC students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 35,475 students at UIUC that take at least one class online. About 10,007 of the students at UIUC are attending part time.
Full English Language & Literature at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report
The #23 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Monmouth University. Monmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch. Monmouth also claimed a spot on our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature list. It's in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.7%. There are approximately 1,584 students at Monmouth that take at least one class online. 808 students are part time.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at Monmouth University
Boston College earned the #24 spot in our 2021 rankings. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Boston College also is in the top 5% of our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature ranking.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 6,590 students take at least one class online at Boston College. 1,916 of Boston College students are attending part time.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at Boston College
University of Iowa earned the #25 spot in our 2021 rankings. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, Iowa also did well on our Best Colleges for English Language & Literature list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
About 1.2% of Iowa students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 12,975 students take at least one class online at Iowa. There are roughly 5,055 part time students in attendance at Iowa.
Full English Language & Literature at University of Iowa Report
