2023 Best General Literature Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly for General Literature for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Literature is the 735th most popular major in the country with 263 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for General Literature for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in general literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general literature programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general literature program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly for General Literature for a Master’s” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools 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.

Most Veteran Friendly for General Literature for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree vets studying general literature.

Top 2 Best General Literature Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans

1

Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan

486 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for General Literature for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #1 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s general literature degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree vets studying general literature list, Eastern Michigan has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General Literature Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.According to our most recent data, Eastern Michigan supports 16,294 students, and 486 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 265 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $10,462. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Eastern Michigan]](/colleges/eastern-michigan-university/student-life/veterans/)

2

Central Washington University
Ellensburg, Washington

711 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$5,593 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Washington University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly for General Literature for a Master’s. CWU is a fairly large public school situated in Ellensburg, Washington. It awarded 3 masters’s general literature degrees in 2020-2021.

CWU also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Literature Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 11,174 students enrolled at CWU, 711 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 327 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,593. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full Central Washington University Veteran Student Life Report

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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.