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 1,129–1,152 of 1,670 schools

BVU

Private nonprofit

Buena Vista University

Storm Lake, IA

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor · Online option

Students: 1,890
Retention: 76%
Programs: 93
Awards 2024-25: 604

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

WJU

Private nonprofit

William Jessup University

Rocklin, CA

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 1,865
Retention: 77%
Programs: 37
Awards 2024-25: 555

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

VCS

Public

Valley City State University

Valley City, ND

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Bachelor · Fully online

Students: 1,806
Retention: 71%
Programs: 59
Awards 2024-25: 516

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

CBU

Private nonprofit

Christian Brothers University

Memphis, TN

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 1,772
Retention: 75%
Programs: 72
Awards 2024-25: 676

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

MBU

Private nonprofit

Mary Baldwin University

Staunton, VA

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor · Fully online

Admission: Open
Students: 1,772
Retention: 67%
Programs: 43

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

Private nonprofit

Adrian College

Adrian, MI

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate, Bachelor

Students: 1,765
Retention: 65%
Programs: 105
Awards 2024-25: 425

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

Private nonprofit

Hardin-Simmons University

Abilene, TX

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 1,665
Retention: 65%
Programs: 56
Awards 2024-25: 422

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

Private nonprofit

Millikin University

Decatur, IL

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 1,586
Retention: 75%
Programs: 77
Awards 2024-25: 384

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

Public

College of the Siskiyous

Weed, CA

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Certificate, Associate

Admission: Open
Students: 1,575
Retention: 48%
Programs: 38

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

Private nonprofit

Midland University

Fremont, NE

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 1,558
Retention: 69%
Programs: 40
Awards 2024-25: 391

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

TLU

Private nonprofit

Texas Lutheran University

Seguin, TX

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 1,423
Retention: 62%
Programs: 42
Awards 2024-25: 450

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

DUN

Private nonprofit

Dominican University New York

Orangeburg, NY

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 1,396
Retention: 66%
Programs: 34
Awards 2024-25: 361

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

SMU

Private nonprofit

Saint Martin's University

Lacey, WA

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 1,390
Retention: 65%
Programs: 50
Awards 2024-25: 498

CampusHybrid

View

Private nonprofit

Geneva College

Beaver Falls, PA

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Admission: Open
Students: 1,366
Retention: 78%
Programs: 76

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

CHC

Private nonprofit

Chestnut Hill College

Philadelphia, PA

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 1,288
Retention: 62%
Programs: 58
Awards 2024-25: 383

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

Private nonprofit

Rockford University

Rockford, IL

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 1,241
Retention: 65%
Programs: 57
Awards 2024-25: 328

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

EMU

Private nonprofit

Eastern Mennonite University

Harrisonburg, VA

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 1,154
Retention: 76%
Programs: 65
Awards 2024-25: 350

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

Private nonprofit

The College of Idaho

Caldwell, ID

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 1,090
Retention: 82%
Programs: 32
Awards 2024-25: 275

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

Private nonprofit

Northwest University

Kirkland, WA

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 1,053
Retention: 84%
Programs: 39
Awards 2024-25: 308

CampusHybrid

View

Private nonprofit

Wilmington College

Wilmington, OH

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 1,040
Retention: 72%
Programs: 33
Awards 2024-25: 193

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

WJC

Private nonprofit

William Jewell College

Liberty, MO

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 959
Retention: 74%
Programs: 48
Awards 2024-25: 220

CampusOnlineHybrid

View

SVU

Private nonprofit

Southern Virginia University

Buena Vista, VA

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 936
Retention: 74%
Programs: 17
Awards 2024-25: 164

Campus

View

TCC

Private nonprofit

Trinity Christian College

Palos Heights, IL

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 854
Retention: 81%
Programs: 62
Awards 2024-25: 232

CampusHybrid

View

NCU

Private nonprofit

North Central University

Minneapolis, MN

English Language and Literature: 5 graduates in 2024-25
Bachelor

Students: 852
Retention: 82%
Programs: 45
Awards 2024-25: 231

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