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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature (Income $48-$75k) in Missouri

8 Ranked Colleges
53 Degrees Awarded
$24,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Schools for a Master's in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Missouri, there were 602 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,286 and $23,712 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 53 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $51,588 and $39,214 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature (Income $48-$75k) in Missouri

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s English degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WUSTL, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full WUSTL General English Literature Report

#2

Truman State University

Kirksville, Missouri
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Truman State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in Kirksville, Missouri, and it awarded 8 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Truman State, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Truman State University are $16,551.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Missouri - Columbia is a large school located in Columbia, Missouri that handed out 2 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - St Louis. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 8 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

UMSL also took the #5 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - St Louis are $30,154, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Missouri State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k list. Northwest is a public institution located in Maryville, Missouri. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwest also took the #7 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwest Missouri State University are $6,673, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 1 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SLU, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Saint Louis University are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Saint Louis University General English Literature Report

Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Springfield, Missouri, this large public school awarded 20 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2019-2020.

Missouri State also took the #4 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Kansas City, Missouri, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s English students in 2019-2020.

UMKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699.

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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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