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

7 Ranked Colleges
67 Degrees Awarded
$26,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Schools for a Master's in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 41,945 people earned their degree in general English literature, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. 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 Virginia, there were 1,504 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,412 and $24,498 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 67 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree 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 Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for virginia master’s degree english students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature (Income $30-$48k) in Virginia

#1

University of Virginia - Main Campus

Charlottesville, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Virginia is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 17 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Virginia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394.

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#2

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Tech. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Blacksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 7 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our virginia master’s degree english students whose families make $30-$48k list, Virginia Tech has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Tech are $30,547, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k list. JMU is a public institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our virginia master’s degree english students whose families make $30-$48k list, JMU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at JMU are $29,544, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k. Old Dominion is located in Norfolk, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.

Old Dominion also took the #5 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Old Dominion are $33,288, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Radford University

Radford, Virginia

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

Radford also made our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Radford are $21,382, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4 in overall quality

Virginia Commonwealth University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Richmond, Virginia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

VCU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Virginia Commonwealth University are $29,228.

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#7

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia

Liberty University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Virginia For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Lynchburg, Virginia, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified masters’s English students in 2019-2020.

Liberty University also took the #6 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Virginia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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