2022 Best Value General Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value General Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 338 people earned their degree in general literature, making the major the 699th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 general literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value General Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in general literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general literature programs and cost less that 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 literature program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The general literature school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value General Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you’re torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another. Bookmark it so you can compare any new schools that might interest you.

Best Value General Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree general literature students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Literature (With Aid)

#1

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$24,976 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Ellensburg, Washington is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s general literature degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

CWU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Washington University are $24,976.

Read full report on General Literature at CWU

#2

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value General Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s general literature degrees to qualified students.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Literature at The American University

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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