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Top 20 English Programs In America
- March 8, 2011
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Top 20 English Programs In America, listed by School, School Type, Degree Offered and Student To Faculty Ratio.
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Top 20 English Programs In America
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School
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School Type
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Degree Offered
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Student to Faculty Ratio
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Yale University
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4-year, Private not-for-profit
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BA, MA, PhD
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6:1
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Columbia University
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4-year, Private not-for-profit
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BA, M.A, M.Phil., PhD
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6:1
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University of Pennsylvania
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4-year, Private not-for-profit
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BA, MA
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6:1
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Princeton University
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4-year, Private not-for-profit
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AB, MA, PhD
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6:1
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University of Chicago
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4-year, Private not-for-profit
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BA, PhD
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6:1
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Harvard University
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4-year, Private not-for-profit
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AB, AM, PhD
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7:1
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Northwestern University
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4-year, Private not-for-profit
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BA, MA, PhD
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7:1
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Duke University
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4-year, Private not-for-profit
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BA, PhD
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8:1
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Brown University
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4-year, Private not-for-profit
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AB, MA, PhD
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9:1
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Stanford University
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4-year, Private not-for-profit
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BA, MA, PhD
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10:1
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John Hopkins University
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4-year, Private not-for-profit
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BA, PhD
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11:1
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New York University
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4-year, Private not-for-profit
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BA, MA, MFA, PhD
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11:1
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Cornell University
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4-year, Private not-for-profit
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BA, M.F.A, PhD
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12:1
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University of Michigan –Ann Arbor
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4-year, Public
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BA, MFA, PhD
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12:1
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University of North Carolina —Chapel Hill
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4-year, Public
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BA, MA, PhD
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14:1
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Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey—Brunswick
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4-year, Public
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BA, PhD
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14:1
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University of California —Berkley
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4-year, Public
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BA, PhD
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16:1
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University of California—Los Angeles
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4-year, Public
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BA, PhD
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17:1
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University of Texas—Austin
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4-year, Public
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BA, MA, PhD
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17:1
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University of Virginia
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4-year, Public
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BA, MFA
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18:1
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The undergraduate English Program at Yale University provides students with the writing and research skills necessary for constructing and analyzing arguments. Program covers introductory courses in literature and writing, as well as complex independent research.
Columbia University is distinguished for its English programs, a major and minor is offered. Students must take two courses written before the 1900’s. Concentrations include American Literature, Creative Writing, Film and Theatre.
The English program at the University of Pennsylvania allows students to pursue an English Major (Standard Curriculum); students may participate in special tracks and major with an emphasis in Creative Writing or Cinema Studies.
Princeton’s English program exposes students to a variety of genres; periods studied include British, American and Anglophone literature. Faculty includes theorists, formalists, poets, and historicists.
University of Chicago offers an undergraduate program in English and Literature, curriculum allows students to examine and study works of literature, drama, and film. Questions addressed include literature & culture, literature & history and individual authors.
The English program at Harvard in centered on 8th century literature. Students examine authors such as Shakespeare, Woolf, Keats, Dickinson and others. A variety of creative writing classes are offered in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, playwriting and screenplay.
The Department of English at Northwestern University offers undergraduate majors in Literature, as well as Writing. The Writing Major was designed to provide students with the skills necessary for writing poetry, fiction, and creative fiction.
The students at Duke University may elect to major or minor in English. English Majors must complete a course in Medieval and Early Modern, 18th and 19th Century, and Modern & Contemporary works.
Brown University allows students to concentrate in Literatures & Cultures in English. Concentration is made up of ten courses; Students must take one course in literary theory or the history of literary criticism.
Stanford University provides students with skills that are useable in a variety of careers; graduates may choose career paths in public relations, publishing, media, advertising, teaching; among others.
John Hopkins University thrives to provide a solid liberal education in the humanities. Courses that make up the program include English and American literature, Introductory courses in the critical method, as well as individual authors, genres and periods.
New York University offers a broad range of courses within its English and American Literature Major; curriculum includes critical theory, literary history, dramatic literature, theatre history and literary culture.
Cornell University offers an English program that allows students to develop their own area of study. Students may choose to focus on a historical period or literary genre. Areas of study include African American literature, Visual Arts, Critical Theory and Women’s Literature.
University of Michigan –Ann Arbor aims to provide an education in English Language and Literature by exposing the student to literary culture, cannons, critical histories of literatures and numerous perspectives in literature. Students are equipped with the skills necessary to analyze, understand and dissect literal texts.
University of North Carolina —Chapel Hill provides students with the foundation necessary to excel after studying English. Program includes training in writing, reading and critical thinking; undergraduate and graduate degrees are awarded.
The School of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers (the State University of New Jersey—Brunswick) offers a major and minor in Literatures of English. Program allows student the flexibility of choosing from over 100 courses that are offered every semester.
University of California –Berkley awards a Bachelors in English through its English Department; program includes courses in literature, writing and language. Courses center on authors, historical periods, theories and methods; cultural and multicultural areas of study are also visited.
University of California—Los Angeles offers an English Major with a World Literature Concentration and a Creative Writing Concentration. The World Literature Concentration requires students to fulfill four courses in foreign literature. American Lit & Culture is also offered as a major.
University of Texas—Austin provides students with a top notch English Program; courses are drawn from American, British and World Literature written in English. Students may also choose to concentrate in other areas of interest; these include creative writing and cultural studies.
University of Virginia allows student to major or minor in the English Program; majors must complete courses in History of Literatures in English, Pre-1800 Literature, and one Seminar in Literature.
