2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Literature (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 756 people earned their degree in literature, making the major the 250th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,970 and had an average of $29,434 in loans still to pay off.

Across District of Columbia, there were 28 literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,900 and $27,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1 literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality literature programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the literature program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Literature (Income $30-$48k) in District of Columbia

#1

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 #1 on our 2022 Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia For Those Making $30-$48k list. 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 literature degrees to qualified students.

The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, 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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