2025 Best English Language & Literature Schools in Iowa
3Colleges in Iowa
633English Language & Literature Degrees Awarded
$32,613Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, english language & literature sits in the middle of the road, ranking #18 out of 38 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Iowa to determine which ones were the best for english language & literature students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 633 degrees in english language & literature to qualified students.
Choosing a Great English Language & Literature School
The english language & literature program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for English Language & Literature rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for english language & literature schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
English Language & Literature Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best English Language & Literature Schools in Iowa list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for English Language & Literature in Iowa
The schools below may not offer all types of english language & literature degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in english language & literature needs to look into University of Iowa. Iowa is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.
There were approximately 294 english language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, english language & literature degree recipients typically make about $30,828 at the beginning of their careers.
Every student pursuing a degree in english language & literature has to take a look at Iowa State University. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were approximately 87 english language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year. English Language & Literature degree recipients from Iowa State University get an earnings boost of about $5,528 above the typical earnings of english language & literature majors.
Grinnell College is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in english language & literature. Located in the remote town of Grinnell, Grinnell is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 4th out of 37 colleges for overall quality in the state of Iowa.
There were about 30 english language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Grinnell in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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The english language & literature program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for English Language & Literature rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for english language & literature schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
