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2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
51 Degrees Awarded
$23,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Schools for a Master's in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General English Literature is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 41,945 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general English literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,525 and had an average of $23,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across Alabama, there were 611 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,989 and $24,238 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 51 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $54,487 and $41,507 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general English literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general English literature programs and cost less that 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 general English literature program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature (Income $30-$48k) in Alabama

#1

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Alabama. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k. This medium-sized school is located in Florence, Alabama, and it awarded 5 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

UNA also took the #4 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Alabama are $13,860.

Read more about General English Literature at UNA

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB also made our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Alabama at Birmingham General English Literature Report

#3

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Auburn University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Auburn, Alabama, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified masters’s English students in 2019-2020.

Auburn also made our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Auburn are $31,956, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Auburn University General English Literature Report

#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Alabama landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Mobile, Alabama, this fairly large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USA, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USA are $16,112.

Read full report on General English Literature at University of South Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama in Huntsville. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k. UAH is a medium-sized school located in Huntsville, Alabama that handed out 7 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

UAH also made our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAH are $25,386, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General English Literature at UAH

#6

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama
#6 in overall quality

Jacksonville State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Jacksonville State University is a medium-sized school located in Jacksonville, Alabama that handed out 7 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Jacksonville State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Jacksonville State University are $20,200.

Full Jacksonville State University General English Literature Report

#7

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama
#2 in overall quality

The University of Alabama landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UA, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Alabama are $30,940.

Read full report on General English Literature at The University of Alabama

#8

University of Montevallo

Montevallo, Alabama

University of Montevallo came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Alabama For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Montevallo is a small public school situated in Montevallo, Alabama. It awarded 3 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Montevallo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Montevallo are $26,532, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Montevallo General English Literature Report

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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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