2023 Best Value Colleges for English Language & Literature (With Aid)
522
Ranked Colleges
54,635
Degrees Awarded
$9,000
Avg Net Price*
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
English Language & Literature is the 18th most popular major in the country with 54,635 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, English language and literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,352 and had an average of $23,972 in loans still to pay off.
For this year’s “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 522 colleges that offer a degree in English language and literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality English language and 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 English language and literature program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid.
Top 25 Best Value Colleges for English Language & Literature (With Aid)
Out of the 522 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Hunter College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hunter College is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 235 ’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend Hunter College is $2,158 for english language & literature students with aid.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Hunter College English Language & Literature Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid list. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 165 ’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
UNC Chapel Hill also claimed a top spot on our “Best English Language & Literature Schools” list. It’s in the top [COLLEGE_QUALITY_PECTENTILE_ALL_LEVES]% of all schools in this category. The yearly cost to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is $12,469 for english language & literature students with aid.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about English Language & Literature at UNC Chapel Hill
Out of the 522 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 183 ’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.
UW Seattle also claimed a top spot on our “Best English Language & Literature Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our “Best English Language & Literature Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UW Seattle is $12,017 for English Language & Literature students with aid.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UW Seattle English Language & Literature Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 57 ’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Stanford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best English Language & Literature Schools” list. It costs about $12,894 for english language & literature students with aid per year to attend Stanford.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Stanford English Language & Literature Report
Out of the 522 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Lehman College landed the #5 spot on the list. Bronx, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s English language and literature degrees to 93 students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $2,614 for English Language & Literature students with aid per year to attend Lehman.
Full Lehman College English Language & Literature Report
Yale University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Yale University is a fairly large school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 74 ’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Yale also made our “Best English Language & Literature Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $15,296 for English Language & Literature students with aid per year to attend Yale.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at Yale
The City College of New York ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 130 ’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for CCNY is $2,805 for english language & literature students with aid.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full CCNY English Language & Literature Report
With a ranking of #8, University of Florida did quite well on the 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid list. University of Florida is located in Gainesville, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 209 ’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.
UF also claimed a top spot on our “Best English Language & Literature Schools” list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend UF is $5,135 for English Language & Literature students with aid.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Florida English Language & Literature Report
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school awarded 180 degrees to qualified ’s English language and literature students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $3,743 for English Language & Literature students with aid per year to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley English Language & Literature Report
Queens College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid list. QC is a fairly large school located in Queens, New York that handed out 142 ’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $3,469 for english language & literature students with aid per year to attend Queens College.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at Queens College
With a ranking of #11, Texas A&M International University did quite well on the 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized public school situated in Laredo, Texas. It awarded 46 ’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M International University is $3,908 for English Language & Literature students with aid.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at Texas A&M International University
University of California - Los Angeles came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s English language and literature degrees to 348 students in 2020-2021.
UCLA also took the #18 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of California - Los Angeles is $15,023 for English Language & Literature students with aid.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Full UCLA English Language & Literature Report
With a ranking of #13, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school awarded 101 diplomas to qualified ’s English language and literature students in 2020-2021.
The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Los Angeles is $3,302 for english language & literature students with aid.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at Cal State LA
Baruch College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. Baruch College is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 ’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend Baruch College is $2,264 for english language & literature students with aid.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at Baruch College
Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. Purdue University - Main Campus is a large school located in West Lafayette, Indiana that handed out 113 ’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Purdue excels when it comes to English language and literature quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our “Best English Language & Literature Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Purdue University - Main Campus is $13,377 for English Language & Literature students with aid.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Read more about English Language & Literature at Purdue
John Jay College of Criminal Justice did quite well in the 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #16. John Jay is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 50 ’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.
The yearly cost to attend John Jay College of Criminal Justice is $2,699 for english language & literature students with aid.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at John Jay
Brooklyn College ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Brooklyn College is a fairly large school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 118 ’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
It costs about $3,067 for english language & literature students with aid per year to attend Brooklyn College.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about English Language & Literature at Brooklyn College
University of California - San Diego landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of California - San Diego is a large public school situated in La Jolla, California. It awarded 103 ’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UCSD is also in the top of our “Best English Language & Literature Schools” ranking. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our “Best English Language & Literature Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UCSD is $15,240 for english language & literature students with aid.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about English Language & Literature at University of California - San Diego
Florida State University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #19. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 377 ’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Florida State excels when it comes to English language and literature quality. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. The yearly cost to attend Florida State is $9,946 for English Language & Literature students with aid.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about English Language & Literature at Florida State University
With a ranking of #20, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Tampa, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s English language and literature degrees to 225 students in 2020-2021.
It costs about $8,346 for english language & literature students with aid per year to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at USF Tampa
With a ranking of #21, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on the 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Champaign, Illinois, this large public school handed out 179 diplomas to qualified ’s English language and literature students in 2020-2021.
On top of its placing in this ranking, UIUC also did well on our “Best English Language & Literature Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our “Best English Language & Literature Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UIUC is $14,321 for English Language & Literature students with aid.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.
Read more about English Language & Literature at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #22. Charlottesville, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s English language and literature degrees to 195 students in 2020-2021.
University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best English Language & Literature Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Virginia is $22,006 for english language & literature students with aid.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about English Language & Literature at University of Virginia
University of Central Florida ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid list. University of Central Florida is a large public school situated in Orlando, Florida. It awarded 420 ’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
UCF excels when it comes to English language and literature quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our “Best English Language & Literature Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend UCF is $8,618 for English Language & Literature students with aid.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full UCF English Language & Literature Report
California State University - Northridge ranked #24 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid list. California State University - Northridge is a large school located in Northridge, California that handed out 204 ’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The yearly cost to attend CSUN is $8,523 for english language & literature students with aid.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about English Language & Literature at California State University - Northridge
Virginia Military Institute came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools For Those Getting Aid ranking. VMI is located in Lexington, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 ’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.
VMI excels when it comes to English language and literature quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our “Best English Language & Literature Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend VMI is $22,025 for english language & literature students with aid.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at VMI
