Colleges offering English Language and Literature

1,670 U.S. colleges and universities offer programs in English Language and Literature. Together they awarded 49,571 degrees and certificates in this field in 2024-25. 229 schools offer a version that can be completed fully online. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 338 Associate 313 Bachelor 1,339 Master 528 PhD 159

Most schools offering it: California (187), New York (111), Pennsylvania (104), Texas (100), Ohio (79), Georgia (58)

Get matched with a program

Reading room with rows of books and green desk lamps

Filters

Clear

Program or major

Program level

State

Institution type

Public Private nonprofit For-profit

Delivery mode

Online Campus Hybrid

Sort by

Showing 1–24 of 1,670 schools

CTC

Public

Chattahoochee Technical College

Marietta, GA

English Language and Literature: 1,845 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate · Fully online

Admission: Open
Students: 11,156
Retention: 68%
Programs: 104

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

SNH

Private nonprofit

Southern New Hampshire University

Manchester, NH

English Language and Literature: 1,328 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master · Fully online

Students: 189,531
Retention: 61%
Programs: 74
Awards 2024-25: 43,206

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

FSU

Private for-profit

Full Sail University

Winter Park, FL

English Language and Literature: 473 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate, Bachelor, Master · Online option

Admission: Open
Students: 27,169
Retention: 53%
Programs: 42

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

ASU

Public

Arizona State University Digital Immersion

Scottsdale, AZ

English Language and Literature: 472 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master · Fully online

Students: 72,994
Retention: 100%
Programs: 174
Awards 2024-25: 18,059

Online

View

UCF

Public

University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL

English Language and Literature: 415 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD · Fully online

Students: 69,713
Retention: 92%
Programs: 136
Awards 2024-25: 19,389

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

Private nonprofit

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

English Language and Literature: 413 graduates in 2024-25
Associate, Bachelor, Master · Fully online

Students: 104,327
Retention: 80%
Programs: 186
Awards 2024-25: 28,744

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

MSC

Private nonprofit

Manhattan School of Computer Technology

Brooklyn, NY

English Language and Literature: 380 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate · Fully online

Admission: Open
Students: 1,002
Retention: 75%
Programs: 4

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

UPC

Public

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, PA

English Language and Literature: 375 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students: 35,724
Retention: 92%
Programs: 270
Awards 2024-25: 11,005

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

CUC

Private nonprofit

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY

English Language and Literature: 355 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students: 35,173
Retention: 98%
Programs: 209
Awards 2024-25: 15,748

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

Public

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

English Language and Literature: 345 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD · Online option

Students: 30,779
Retention: 90%
Programs: 231
Awards 2024-25: 9,128

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

FSU

Public

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

English Language and Literature: 337 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students: 43,889
Retention: 96%
Programs: 149
Awards 2024-25: 14,293

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

UCA

Public

University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

English Language and Literature: 300 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students: 47,335
Retention: 97%
Programs: 193
Awards 2024-25: 14,956

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

Public

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

English Language and Literature: 287 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students: 45,882
Retention: 97%
Programs: 172
Awards 2024-25: 15,568

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

CSU

Public

California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, CA

English Language and Literature: 271 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master

Students: 42,003
Retention: 87%
Programs: 137
Awards 2024-25: 10,908

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

UTA

Public

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX

English Language and Literature: 260 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students: 53,864
Retention: 97%
Programs: 203
Awards 2024-25: 18,937

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

UMC

Public

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

English Language and Literature: 234 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students: 56,666
Retention: 91%
Programs: 276
Awards 2024-25: 12,420

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

NYU

Private nonprofit

New York University

New York, NY

English Language and Literature: 230 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students: 56,832
Retention: 96%
Programs: 237
Awards 2024-25: 20,211

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

Private nonprofit

Emerson College

Boston, MA

English Language and Literature: 229 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master

Students: 5,263
Retention: 87%
Programs: 33
Awards 2024-25: 1,703

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

ASU

Public

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ

English Language and Literature: 221 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students: 79,818
Retention: 87%
Programs: 347
Awards 2024-25: 22,923

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

CSU

Public

California State University-Northridge

Northridge, CA

English Language and Literature: 202 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master

Students: 38,313
Retention: 73%
Programs: 123
Awards 2024-25: 10,001

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

Public

University of California-Riverside

Riverside, CA

English Language and Literature: 202 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students: 26,384
Retention: 88%
Programs: 106
Awards 2024-25: 6,919

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

ODU

Public

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

English Language and Literature: 196 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor, Master, PhD · Fully online

Students: 23,743
Retention: 77%
Programs: 155
Awards 2024-25: 5,555

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

SCT

Public

Southern Crescent Technical College

Griffin, GA

English Language and Literature: 196 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate · Fully online

Admission: Open
Students: 6,185
Retention: 63%
Programs: 109

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

UWC

Public

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA

English Language and Literature: 192 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor, Master, PhD

Students: 56,997
Retention: 95%
Programs: 385
Awards 2024-25: 15,047

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

Free, no obligation

Get help finding a English Language and Literature program

Tell us the level you want and when you plan to start, and we will reply with schools that fit.

Tell us the programs you are considering and when you want to start.
We reply by email with schools and programs that fit what you told us.
We use your details only to respond to your request.

Your plans

Programs you are interested in

English Language and Literature

Add up to five. If yours is not in the list, just type it.

Level you want

When you plan to start

Online or on campus

ZIP code

Your details

First name

Last name

Phone (optional)

Highest education so far

High school graduation year

Military affiliation

Anything else we should know? (optional)

I agree that UniFinder may contact me by email, and by phone if I gave a number, about my request.

Programs within English Language and Literature

English Language and Literature, General 1,513 schools
Creative Writing 514 schools
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 234 schools
Writing 143 schools
Rhetoric and Composition 139 schools
General Literature 85 schools
English Language and Literature/Letters, Other 80 schools
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Other 22 schools
English Literature (British and Commonwealth) 14 schools
Children's and Adolescent Literature 11 schools
Literature, Other 9 schools
American Literature (United States) 7 schools