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2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k

12 Ranked Colleges
131 Degrees Awarded
$31,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k

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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 Massachusetts, there were 1,676 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,767 and $24,808 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 131 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,240 and $41,137 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in general English literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general English 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 general English 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 Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature (Income $75-$110k) in Massachusetts

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and it awarded 15 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Harvard University General English Literature Report

#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the #2 spot on the list. Boston College is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.

Boston College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northeastern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northeastern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 13 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern also made our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General English Literature at Northeastern

#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst General English Literature Report

#5

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Bridgewater State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Bridgewater State is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.

Bridgewater State also made our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bridgewater State are $11,397.

Full Bridgewater State General English Literature Report

#6

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts

Salem State University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Located in Salem, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2019-2020.

Salem State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Salem State are $10,477, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Salem State University General English Literature Report

#7

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, Massachusetts
#10 in overall quality

Fitchburg State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k list. Fitchburg State is a public institution located in Fitchburg, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Fitchburg State also made our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at Fitchburg State are $6,012, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts

Tufts University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Medford, Massachusetts is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s English degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

Tufts not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General English Literature at Tufts University

#9

Westfield State University

Westfield, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #9, Westfield State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k list. Westfield is a medium-sized school located in Westfield, Massachusetts that handed out 2 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Westfield did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Westfield State University are $6,696.

Read more about General English Literature at Westfield

#10

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Boston University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #10. Boston University is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.

Boston U also took the #3 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General English Literature at Boston University

#11

University of Massachusetts - Boston

Boston, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. UMass Boston is a fairly large school located in Boston, Massachusetts that handed out 20 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMass Boston, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Boston are $36,485.

Read more about General English Literature at UMass Boston

#12

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Brandeis University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts For Those Making $75-$110k list. Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.

Brandeis also took the #5 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis University are $52,060, 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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