Ranked #19 in popularity, english is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 9 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best English Schools in Washington ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 501 degrees in english annually.
Your choice of english school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall English School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best English Schools in Washington list to help you make the college decision.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the english language degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a good option for students pursuing a degree in english. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were approximately 138 english students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
Western Washington University is a great option for students interested in a degree in english. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 5th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 70 english students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.
Gonzaga University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in english. Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Spokane. A Best Colleges rank of #195 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Gonzaga is a great university overall.
There were approximately 17 english students who graduated with this degree at Gonzaga in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Washington State University if you wish to pursue a degree in english. Wazzu is a fairly large public university located in the town of Pullman. A Best Colleges rank of #182 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Wazzu is a great university overall.
There were roughly 114 english students who graduated with this degree at Wazzu in the most recent data year.
Located in the large suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 18th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 23 english students who graduated with this degree at Whitworth in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Seattle, Seattle U is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #155 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Seattle U is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 english students who graduated with this degree at Seattle U in the most recent year we have data available.
Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma. This university ranks 14th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 8 english students who graduated with this degree at Puget Sound in the most recent data year.
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CWU is a moderately-sized public university located in the town of Ellensburg. This university ranks 6th out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 13 english students who graduated with this degree at CWU in the most recent data year.
EWU is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Cheney. This university ranks 16th out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 39 english students who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent year we have data available.
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Notes and References
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).
Your choice of english school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall English School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
