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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature (Income $0-$30k)

422 Ranked Colleges
7,906 Degrees Awarded
$43,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

English Language & Literature is the 16th most popular major in the country with 56,860 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, English language and literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,873 and had an average of $24,681 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7,906 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 422 colleges that offer a degree in English language and literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent English language and 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 English language and 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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Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 422 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 33 degrees to qualified masters’s English language and literature students in 2019-2020.

Yale also made our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 422 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 3 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best English Language & 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 Stanford are $55,011.

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#3

Princeton University

Princeton, New Jersey
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 422 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Princeton University landed the #3 spot on the list. Princeton is a medium-sized school located in Princeton, New Jersey that handed out 11 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Princeton also made our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Princeton University are $56,470, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 422 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the #4 spot on the list. Duke University is located in Durham, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.

Duke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best English Language & 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 Duke are $59,140.

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#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Harvard University is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 masters’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree english language & literature students whose families make $0-$30k list, Harvard has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about English Language & Literature at Harvard University

#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#9 in overall quality

Northwestern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 12 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree english language & literature students whose families make $0-$30k list, Northwestern has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Chicago did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 3 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best English Language & 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 UChicago are $61,548.

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#8

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

Johns Hopkins University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Johns Hopkins is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 67 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins also took the #2 spot in our “Best English Language & 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 Johns Hopkins University are $59,425.

Full Johns Hopkins University English Language & Literature Report

#9

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

University of Pennsylvania landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s English language and literature degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UPenn also took the #0 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Pennsylvania English Language & Literature Report

#10

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#10 in overall quality

Brown University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. Brown is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 14 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown also took the #10 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Brown English Language & Literature Report

#11

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#17 in overall quality

Georgetown University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 19 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also took the #17 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Georgetown English Language & Literature Report

#12

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee
Top 10% in overall quality

Vanderbilt University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s English language and literature students in 2019-2020.

Vanderbilt also claimed a top spot on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt are $50,624, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#13

Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont
#21 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, Middlebury College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Middlebury, Vermont. It awarded 77 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree english language & literature students whose families make $0-$30k list, Middlebury has also earned the #21 rank in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.

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#14

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida

University of Florida did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #14. UF is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 10 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Florida are $30,130.

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#15

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#18 in overall quality

Cornell University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #15. Cornell University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Ithaca, New York. It awarded 24 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Cornell University English Language & Literature Report

#16

Rice University

Houston, Texas
#19 in overall quality

Rice University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #16. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rice, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rice are $47,913, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#17

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
Top 10% in overall quality

Washington University in St Louis ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 21 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on this list, WUSTL is in the top on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.

Full WUSTL English Language & Literature Report

#18

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan
Top 10% in overall quality

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 33 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, U-M is also in the top of our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#23 in overall quality

University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #19. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree english language & literature students whose families make $0-$30k list, UW Seattle has also earned the #23 rank in our “Best English Language & 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 UW Seattle are $30,294.

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Top 10% in overall quality

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 12 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UIUC is also in the top of our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about English Language & Literature at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#21

The City College of New York

New York, New York

The City College of New York landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. CCNY is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 42 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at CCNY are $20,832, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Top 20% in overall quality

University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 16 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on this list, UW - Madison is in the top on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in that analysis. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison English Language & Literature Report

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 21 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Rio Grande Valley are $15,151, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley English Language & Literature Report

#24

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Top 25% in overall quality

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #24. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 3 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,248, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about English Language & Literature at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#25

Trinity College

Hartford, Connecticut

Trinity College ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Trinity Bantams is located in Hartford, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.

Trinity Bantams not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity Bantams are $17,830, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about English Language & Literature at Trinity College

Rest of the Best 50 in Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

#26

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#27

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#29

Hunter College

New York, New York
#30

Queens College

Queens, New York
#32

University of Central Florida

Orlando, Florida
#33

North Carolina State University

Raleigh, North Carolina
#34

Lehman College

Bronx, New York
#35

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#36

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#37

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#38

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#39

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#40

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#41

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#42

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, New York
#43

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#44

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#45

University of California - Berkeley

Berkeley, California
#46

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#49

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia

Rest of the Top 15% Colleges in Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

While not in the ‘top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

Rank College Location
51 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
52 California State University - Fresno Fresno, CA
53 The University of West Florida Pensacola, FL
53 Florida International University Miami, FL
55 University of California - Riverside Riverside, CA
56 University of North Texas Denton, TX
57 University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA
58 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
59 California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA
60 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA
61 University of Georgia Athens, GA
62 University of Wyoming Laramie, WY
63 University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL
64 Truman State University Kirksville, MO

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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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