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2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

8 Ranked Colleges
129 Degrees Awarded
$27,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master's in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

Across Colorado, there were 912 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,108 and $26,360 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 129 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,789 and $41,587 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature (Income $0-$30k) in Colorado

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denver, Colorado, and it awarded 5 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

CU Anschutz also took the #4 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU Anschutz are $23,915, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about English Language & Literature at University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Fort Collins, Colorado, and it awarded 31 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our colorado master’s degree english language & literature students whose families make $0-$30k list, Colorado State has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Fort Collins are $28,055.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Colorado Boulder. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English language and literature degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Colorado. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Northern Colorado is a fairly large public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 5 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Northern Colorado not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Colorado are $21,708, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about English Language & Literature at University of Northern Colorado

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado State University - Pueblo. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k list. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a medium-sized public school situated in Pueblo, Colorado. It awarded 1 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado State University - Pueblo also took the #0 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Colorado State University - Pueblo are $18,559.

Read more about English Language & Literature at Colorado State University - Pueblo

#6

Western Colorado University

Gunnison, Colorado
#6 in overall quality

Western Colorado University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Western is a small public school situated in Gunnison, Colorado. It awarded 10 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Western, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Colorado University are $17,371, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

University of Denver

Denver, Colorado
#2 in overall quality

University of Denver came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Denver is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 20 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

DU also made our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at DU are $52,899, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Naropa University

Boulder, Colorado
#7 in overall quality

Naropa University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Colorado For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Boulder, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s English language and literature degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

Naropa also took the #7 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Naropa University are $22,357, 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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