2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for English Literature (British & Commonwealth) (Income $0-$30k)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Literature (British and Commonwealth) Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

English Literature (British & Commonwealth) is the 630th most popular major in the country with 290 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 74 English literature (British and Commonwealth) graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Literature (British and Commonwealth) Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in English literature (British and Commonwealth). This ranking identifies schools with high-quality English literature (British and Commonwealth) 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 English literature (British and Commonwealth) program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value English Literature (British and Commonwealth) Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Literature (British and Commonwealth) Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for English Literature (British & Commonwealth) (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Hunter College

New York, New York

#3 in overall quality

$20,828 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value English Literature (British and Commonwealth) Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 9 masters’s English literature (British and Commonwealth) degrees in 2019-2020.

Hunter not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best English Literature (British & Commonwealth) Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter are $20,828, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia

#2 in overall quality

$37,410 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value English Literature (British and Commonwealth) Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Fairfax, Virginia, this large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified masters’s English literature (British and Commonwealth) students in 2019-2020.

GMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best English Literature (British & Commonwealth) Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at George Mason University are $37,410.

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#3

New York University

New York, New York

#1 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value English Literature (British and Commonwealth) Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #3 spot on the list. NYU is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 32 masters’s English literature (British and Commonwealth) degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best English Literature (British & Commonwealth) Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Mills College

Oakland, California

$36,263 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mills College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value English Literature (British and Commonwealth) Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k. Mills is a private not-for-profit institution located in Oakland, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mills not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best English Literature (British & Commonwealth) Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mills are $36,263.

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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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