Highest Job Growth Bachelor's English Programs

These are the highest job growth bachelor's english programs, ranked by projected career job growth. The ranking includes 50 programs, with New York University leading at 2.5%.

Rank	Institution	Program	State	Growth	Completers
1	New York University	Literature	NY	2.5%	81
2	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Literature	PA	2.5%	39
3	Pace University	Literature	NY	2.5%	35
4	The University of the South	Literature	TN	2.5%	34
5	Bennington College	Literature	VT	2.5%	31
6	The New School	Literature	NY	2.5%	30
7	University of California-Los Angeles	Literature	CA	2.5%	22
8	Hamilton College	Literature	NY	2.5%	19
9	Grove City College	Literature	PA	2.5%	19
10	American University	Literature	DC	2.5%	16
11	Duke University	Literature	NC	2.5%	11
12	Miami University-Oxford	Literature	OH	2.5%	11
13	Boise State University	Literature	ID	2.5%	10
14	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	Literature	OH	2.5%	9
15	Loyola University New Orleans	Literature	LA	2.5%	8
16	Illinois Wesleyan University	Literature	IL	2.5%	7
17	Calvin University	Literature	MI	2.5%	7
18	University of Pennsylvania	Literature	PA	2.5%	7
19	Rocky Mountain College	Literature	MT	2.5%	5
20	Marymount Manhattan College	Literature	NY	2.5%	5
21	George Fox University	Literature	OR	2.5%	5
22	Linfield University	Literature	OR	2.5%	5
23	Gannon University	Literature	PA	2.5%	5
24	Southern New Hampshire University	Rhetoric & Composition	NH	2%	580
25	Full Sail University	Rhetoric & Composition	FL	2%	244
26	Old Dominion University	Rhetoric & Composition	VA	2%	171
27	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Rhetoric & Composition	PA	2%	170
28	Liberty University	Rhetoric & Composition	VA	2%	146
29	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Rhetoric & Composition	MN	2%	139
30	Western Washington University	Rhetoric & Composition	WA	2%	115
31	West Chester University of Pennsylvania	Rhetoric & Composition	PA	2%	106
32	Emerson College	Rhetoric & Composition	MA	2%	92
33	Grand Canyon University	Rhetoric & Composition	AZ	2%	72
34	Miami University-Oxford	Rhetoric & Composition	OH	2%	71
35	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	Rhetoric & Composition	OH	2%	70
36	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	Rhetoric & Composition	NM	2%	68
37	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	Rhetoric & Composition	OH	2%	67
38	Central Washington University	Rhetoric & Composition	WA	2%	67
39	University of California-Riverside	Rhetoric & Composition	CA	2%	66
40	Georgia Southern University	Rhetoric & Composition	GA	2%	63
41	Purdue University-Main Campus	Rhetoric & Composition	IN	2%	61
42	Clemson University	Rhetoric & Composition	SC	2%	53
43	Arizona State University Digital Immersion	Rhetoric & Composition	AZ	2%	52
44	University of Arizona	Rhetoric & Composition	AZ	2%	49
45	Metropolitan State University of Denver	Rhetoric & Composition	CO	2%	46
46	Columbia College Chicago	Rhetoric & Composition	IL	2%	46
47	Boise State University	Rhetoric & Composition	ID	2%	45
48	University of California-Berkeley	Rhetoric & Composition	CA	2%	42
49	University of Southern California	Rhetoric & Composition	CA	2%	41
50	Youngstown State University	Rhetoric & Composition	OH	2%	40

Methodology

Programs ranked by average projected job growth rate across related occupations (via CIP-SOC crosswalk). Only includes bachelor's programs with at least 10 completers and matched BLS occupation data. Data from the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook and College Scorecard.