When it comes to popularity, a bachelor's degree in english literature (other) sits in the middle of the road, ranking #197 out of 363 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best English Literature (Other) Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 256 bachelor's degrees in english literature (other) during the 2022-2023 academic year.
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Early-Career Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Other Factors We Consider
In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:
Major Focus - How much a school focuses on english literature (other) students vs. other majors.
Major Demand - The number of english literature (other) students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
Student Debt - How much debt english literature (other) students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized english literature (other) related body.
Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for english literature (other) students working on their bachelor's degree.
More Ways to Rank English Literature (Other) Schools
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best English Literature (Other) Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat.
Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.
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University of Iowa is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in english literature (other). Iowa is a very large public university located in the small city of Iowa City.
Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the other english program state that they receive average early career earnings of $21,591.
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).
by our College Data Analytics Team
