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2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid

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

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Missouri For Those Getting Aid” 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 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.

This year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 8 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general English literature program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in Missouri (With Aid)

#1

University of Missouri - St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #1 spot on the list. UMSL is a fairly large public school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMSL are $30,154.

Read more about General English Literature at University of Missouri - St Louis

#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 Getting Aid list. Located in Kirksville, Missouri, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2019-2020.

Truman State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Truman State are $16,551, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Truman State University General English Literature Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Missouri - Columbia. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Columbia, Missouri, and it awarded 2 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 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 University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193.

Full Mizzou General English Literature Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwest Missouri State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid. This medium-sized school is located in Maryville, Missouri, and it awarded 4 masters’s English 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 are $6,673, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General English Literature at Northwest

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. Missouri State University - Springfield is a large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 20 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Missouri State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Missouri State are $12,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General English Literature at Missouri State University - Springfield

#6 in overall quality

University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 2 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

UMKC also took the #6 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMKC are $26,699, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Missouri - Kansas City General English Literature Report

#7

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Washington University in St Louis did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Saint Louis, Missouri, and it awarded 8 masters’s English degrees 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.

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#8

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

Saint Louis University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Missouri For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2019-2020.

SLU also took the #0 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 SLU are $22,074.

Full SLU 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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