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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Literature (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
102 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Literature Schools for a Master's For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Literature is the 250th most popular major in the country with 756 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent literature programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the literature program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Literature (With Aid)

#1

Hunter College

New York, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s literature degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Hunter not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best 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 Hunter College are $20,828.

Read more about Literature at Hunter

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, George Mason University landed the #2 spot on the 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #3 spot 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 GMU

#3

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Eastern Michigan University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s literature degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree literature students with aid list, Eastern Michigan has also earned the #5 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 Eastern Michigan are $26,552.

Full Eastern Michigan University Literature Report

#4

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Central Washington University 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.

CWU also made our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. 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.

Full CWU Literature Report

#5

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Simmons University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s literature degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Simmons also took the #4 spot in our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons are $21,698, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Simmons University Literature Report

#6

Mills College

Oakland, California

Mills College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This small school is located in Oakland, California, and it awarded 5 masters’s literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Mills did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best 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 Mills are $36,263.

Read more about Literature at Mills College

#7

New York University

New York, New York

New York University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid 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 with aid list, NYU has also earned the #1 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 New York University are $36,892.

Full New York University Literature Report

#8

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

American University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 1 masters’s literature degrees 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

Full American University Literature 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).
  • 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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