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Top Universities in the UK for English Degree Courses
Compilation of league table rankings of the UK's best rated colleges and universities facilitating English degree courses
Britain has a broad selection of institutions of international repute offering excellent accreditations in English. The ranking of top accredited UK universities and colleges for degrees in English Language and English Literature is headed by Durham University at the top of the list, followed by Oxford in second place, then University College London in third place and Cambridge in fourth position. Courses are available full time, part time and via online distance learning programs. Accreditations include bachelor, masters and PhD doctoral degrees.
The UK university English Language and Literature league table ranking is collated and ranked on a points scoring system based on the following generalised criteria:
- 1. Quality of teaching
- 2. Student A-level results
- 3. Graduate post-degree deployment (& proportion in employment within set period following graduation)
English league table of top accredited UK universities ranking
- 1 Durham
- 2 Oxford
- 3 University College London
- 4 Cambridge
- 5 York
- 6 Leeds
- 7 Warwick
- 8 Edinburgh
- 9 Nottingham
- 10 Newcastle
- 11 Southampton
- 12 Bristol
- 13 Royal Holloway
- 14 Leicester
- 15 Sheffield
- 16 St Andrews
- 17 Cardiff
- 18 Liverpool
- 19 Queens, Belfast
- 20 Manchester
- Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering
- Agriculture and Forestry
- American Studies
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Architecture
- Art and Design
- Biology and Biological Sciences
- Building Sciences
- Business Studies
- Chemical Engineering
- Chemistry
- Civil Engineering
- Communication & Media Studies
- Computer Science
- Dentistry
- Drama, Dance & Cinematics
- Economics
- Education
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- English
- Food Science
- French
- General Engineering
- Geography
- Geology
- German
- History
- Land and Property Management
- Hospitality, Leisure, Recreation
- Italian
- Law
- Linguistics
- Mathematics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Materials Technology
- Medical Sciences
- Medicine
- Middle Eastern & African Studies
- Music
- Nursing
- Physics & Astronomy
- Pharmacology & Pharmacy
- Philosophy
- Politics
- Psychology
- Russian & East European Languages
- Social Work
- Sociology
- Spanish & Portuguese
- Theology and Religious Studies
- Town and Country Planning & Landscape
- Veterinary Medicine
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN UK
SOME ACCREDITED DEGREE COURSES ARE FLEXIBLE AND CAN BE UNDERTAKEN ONLINE, ENABLING YOU TO FIT YOUR STUDIES TO YOUR BUSY SCHEDULE, HELPING YOU ACCOMPLISH CHERISHED CAREER ASPIRATIONS