2025 Best English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine

a bachelor's degree in english language & literature is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #15 out of 38 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Maine to determine which ones were the best for english language & literature students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 204 bachelor's degrees in english language & literature to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on english language & literature students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of english language & literature students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt english language & literature students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized english language & literature related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for english language & literature students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank English Language & Literature Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maine ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study English Language & Literature in Maine

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in english language & literature.

Top Maine Schools for a Bachelor's in English Language & Literature

1

University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in english language & literature has to check out University of Southern Maine. University of Southern Maine is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Portland.More information about a bachelor’s in english language & literature from University of Southern Maine

2

University of Maine
Orono, ME

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

29 Annual Graduates

University of Maine is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in english language & literature. UMaine is a large public university located in the suburb of Orono.More information about a bachelor’s in english language & literature from University of Maine

Best English Language & Literature Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best English Language & Literature Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	33	1,553
New Hampshire	32	893
Vermont	32	180
Rhode Island	32	267
Connecticut	31	554

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English Language & Literature Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General English Literature	157
Writing Studies	47

Most Popular Majors Related to English Language & Literature

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	864
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	384
Communication & Journalism	139
History	122
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	91
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	88
Philosophy & Religious Studies	60
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	54
Theology & Religious Vocations	11

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Mike Hazard. More about our data sources and methodologies.