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2022 Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
102 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Literature Schools for a Master's For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 For Those Making $75-$110k” 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.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 102 literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality 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 literature program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree literature students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Literature (Income $75-$110k)

#1

Hunter College

New York, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hunter College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in New York, New York, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s literature students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hunter, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter College are $20,828, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Literature at Hunter

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Fairfax, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s literature degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree literature students whose families make $75-$110k list, GMU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Literature at George Mason University

#3

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #3 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan is a public institution located in Ypsilanti, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan are $26,552, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Literature at Eastern Michigan

#4

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Simmons is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s literature degrees to qualified students.

Simmons not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons are $21,698, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Literature at Simmons

#5

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #5 spot on the list. CWU is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree literature students whose families make $75-$110k list, CWU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CWU are $24,976, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Central Washington University Literature Report

#6

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

American University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s literature degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

The American University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Literature at American University

#7

New York University

New York, New York

New York University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 32 masters’s literature degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree literature students whose families make $75-$110k list, NYU has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Literature at NYU

#8

Mills College

Oakland, California

Mills College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Oakland, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s literature students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree literature students whose families make $75-$110k list, Mills has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mills are $36,263.

Read more about Literature at Mills

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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