2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature in Iowa

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 in Iowa” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 56,860 people earned their degree in English language and literature, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States. 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 Iowa, there were 728 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,150 and $23,597 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 89 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Iowa” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 in Iowa

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Iowa.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature in Iowa

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Iowa list. Iowa State is a public institution located in Ames, Iowa. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Iowa State University

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Iowa list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 66 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613.

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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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