Colleges Offering an English Major

 

An English language and literature major covers foundational reading and writing skills, and more advanced topics like creative writing, critical theory and literature theory. Students with an undergraduate background in English can use it in graduate and professional programs such as journalism, law and business. Check out the schools that offer English majors below.

https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/english-major-2301

 

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

• #1
  in National Universities

 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Cambridge, MA

• #2
  in National Universities

 

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

• #3
  in National Universities (tie)

 

 

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

• #3
  in National Universities (tie)

 

Yale University

New Haven, CT

• #3
  in National Universities (tie)

 

 

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

• #6
  in National Universities

 

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

• #7
  in National Universities (tie)

 

 

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

• #7
  in National Universities (tie)

 

 

California Institute of Technology

Pasadena, CA

• #9
  in National Universities

 

Duke University

Durham, NC

• #10
  in National Universities (tie)

 

 

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

• #10
  in National Universities (tie)