Highest Job Growth Master's English Programs

These are the highest job growth master'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%	35
2	George Mason University	Literature	VA	2.5%	26
3	Northern Arizona University	Literature	AZ	2.5%	22
4	CUNY Hunter College	Literature	NY	2.5%	10
5	Eastern Michigan University	Literature	MI	2.5%	9
6	Simmons University	Literature	MA	2.5%	7
7	CUNY Graduate School and University Center	Literature	NY	2.5%	7
8	Boise State University	Literature	ID	2.5%	6
9	Southern New Hampshire University	Rhetoric & Composition	NH	2%	155
10	Columbia University in the City of New York	Rhetoric & Composition	NY	2%	133
11	Johns Hopkins University	Rhetoric & Composition	MD	2%	123
12	Full Sail University	Rhetoric & Composition	FL	2%	104
13	Lindenwood University	Rhetoric & Composition	MO	2%	96
14	The New School	Rhetoric & Composition	NY	2%	90
15	Liberty University	Rhetoric & Composition	VA	2%	86
16	Vermont College of Fine Arts	Rhetoric & Composition	VT	2%	85
17	New York University	Rhetoric & Composition	NY	2%	74
18	Emerson College	Rhetoric & Composition	MA	2%	67
19	University of Denver	Rhetoric & Composition	CO	2%	64
20	Harvard University	Rhetoric & Composition	MA	2%	59
21	University of Iowa	Rhetoric & Composition	IA	2%	58
22	University of California-Riverside	Rhetoric & Composition	CA	2%	49
23	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	Rhetoric & Composition	OH	2%	48
24	Sarah Lawrence College	Rhetoric & Composition	NY	2%	45
25	Antioch University-Los Angeles	Rhetoric & Composition	CA	2%	43
26	Texas State University	Rhetoric & Composition	TX	2%	41
27	Wilkes University	Rhetoric & Composition	PA	2%	38
28	Northern Arizona University	Rhetoric & Composition	AZ	2%	37
29	California State University-San Bernardino	Rhetoric & Composition	CA	2%	36
30	Western Colorado University	Rhetoric & Composition	CO	2%	34
31	CUNY Brooklyn College	Rhetoric & Composition	NY	2%	33
32	The University of Texas at El Paso	Rhetoric & Composition	TX	2%	32
33	University of San Francisco	Rhetoric & Composition	CA	2%	31
34	Queens University of Charlotte	Rhetoric & Composition	NC	2%	31
35	San Diego State University	Rhetoric & Composition	CA	2%	30
36	University of Southern Maine	Rhetoric & Composition	ME	2%	30
37	Columbia College Chicago	Rhetoric & Composition	IL	2%	29
38	DePaul University	Rhetoric & Composition	IL	2%	29
39	CUNY City College	Rhetoric & Composition	NY	2%	29
40	Warren Wilson College	Rhetoric & Composition	NC	2%	29
41	Pacific University	Rhetoric & Composition	OR	2%	29
42	Universidad del Sagrado Corazon	Rhetoric & Composition	PR	2%	28
43	Kennesaw State University	Rhetoric & Composition	GA	2%	28
44	Regis University	Rhetoric & Composition	CO	2%	27
45	Lesley University	Rhetoric & Composition	MA	2%	27
46	Hamline University	Rhetoric & Composition	MN	2%	27
47	Chapman University	Rhetoric & Composition	CA	2%	26
48	Eastern Washington University	Rhetoric & Composition	WA	2%	26
49	University of Nevada-Las Vegas	Rhetoric & Composition	NV	2%	25
50	Oregon State University	Rhetoric & Composition	OR	2%	25

Methodology

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