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2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$19,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Schools for a Master's in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Kentucky, there were 487 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,963 and $24,619 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general English literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general English literature programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general English literature program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature (Income $0-$30k) in Kentucky

#1

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k list. Highland Heights, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our kentucky master’s degree english students whose families make $0-$30k list, NKU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Kentucky University are $17,358.

Read more about General English Literature at NKU

#2

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Murray State is a medium-sized public school situated in Murray, Kentucky. It awarded 4 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Murray State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State University are $14,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Morehead State University

Morehead, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morehead State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k. Morehead, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our kentucky master’s degree english students whose families make $0-$30k list, Morehead State University has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Morehead State University are $10,512.

Read more about General English Literature at Morehead State University

#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kentucky. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2019-2020.

UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UK are $33,216, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General English Literature at University of Kentucky

#5

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Louisville is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our kentucky master’s degree english students whose families make $0-$30k list, UofL has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General English Literature at UofL

#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Western Kentucky University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k list. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

WKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Kentucky University are $18,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Eastern is a fairly large school located in Richmond, Kentucky that handed out 9 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Kentucky University are $14,500, 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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