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Largest English language and literature programs in Massachusetts
Massachusetts English language and literature programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Massachusetts-Amherst | Amherst | Public, 4-year | 123 |
| 2 | University of Massachusetts-Boston | Boston | Public, 4-year | 85 |
| 3 | University of Massachusetts-Lowell | Lowell | Public, 4-year | 81 |
| 4 | Bridgewater State University | Bridgewater | Public, 4-year | 76 |
| 5 | Harvard University | Cambridge | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 74 |
| 6 | Boston College | Chestnut Hill | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 69 |
| 7 | Boston University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 51 |
| 8 | College of the Holy Cross | Worcester | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 51 |
| 9 | Salem State University | Salem | Public, 4-year | 44 |
| 10 | Tufts University | Medford | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 44 |
| 11 | Northeastern University | Boston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 37 |
| 12 | Williams College | Williamstown | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 37 |
| 13 | Smith College | Northampton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 36 |
| 14 | Mount Holyoke College | South Hadley | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 30 |
| 15 | Worcester State University | Worcester | Public, 4-year | 29 |
| 16 | Amherst College | Amherst | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 26 |
| 17 | Brandeis University | Waltham | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 24 |
| 18 | Clark University | Worcester | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 24 |
| 19 | Westfield State University | Westfield | Public, 4-year | 18 |
| 20 | Assumption University | Worcester | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 16 |
| 21 | University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth | North Dartmouth | Public, 4-year | 16 |
| 22 | Wellesley College | Wellesley | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 16 |
| 23 | Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg | Public, 4-year | 15 |
| 24 | Framingham State University | Framingham | Public, 4-year | 14 |
| 25 | Wheaton College (Massachusetts) | Norton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 14 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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