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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

14 Ranked Colleges
159 Degrees Awarded
$24,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Schools for a Master's in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General English Literature is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 41,945 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general English literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,525 and had an average of $23,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 1,324 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,090 and $22,147 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 159 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,267 and $46,814 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 14 colleges that offer a degree in general English literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general English literature programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general English literature program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois master’s degree english students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 14 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature (Income $0-$30k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k. Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. UChicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 3 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 11 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k. UIC is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036.

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#5

Governors State University

University Park, Illinois
#12 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Governors State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k. Governors State University is a public institution located in University Park, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

GSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Governors State University are $14,674.

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With a ranking of #6, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is a fairly large school located in Edwardsville, Illinois that handed out 9 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

SIUE also took the #9 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SIUE are $9,300.

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#7

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois

Northern Illinois University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Northern Illinois University is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NIU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086.

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#8

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, Illinois
#11 in overall quality

Eastern Illinois University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Charleston, Illinois, this medium-sized public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2019-2020.

EIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Illinois University are $20,761, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Eastern Illinois University General English Literature Report

#9

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Illinois State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Normal, Illinois, this large public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2019-2020.

Illinois State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State are $11,069, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

Western Illinois University

Macomb, Illinois

Western Illinois University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. WIU is a medium-sized school located in Macomb, Illinois that handed out 10 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

WIU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Illinois University are $11,996, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WIU General English Literature Report

#8 in overall quality

Northeastern Illinois University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Northeastern Illinois University is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeastern Illinois University, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern Illinois University are $17,032.

Full Northeastern Illinois University General English Literature Report

Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Carbondale, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

SIUC also made our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#13

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois

With a ranking of #13, DePaul University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k list. DePaul University is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 11 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760.

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#14

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Loyola University Chicago came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Illinois For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 6 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our illinois master’s degree english students whose families make $0-$30k list, Loyola Chicago has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University Chicago are $19,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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