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2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Indiana

10 Ranked Colleges
95 Degrees Awarded
$25,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Schools for a Master's in Indiana

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Indiana” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Indiana, there were 792 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,492 and $24,219 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 95 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,737 and $39,894 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Indiana” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general English literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general English literature programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Indiana.

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in Indiana

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Indiana list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 9 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also took the #2 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Indiana list. Indiana University - Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.

IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338.

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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ball State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Indiana. Ball State is a large school located in Muncie, Indiana that handed out 15 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Ball State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State are $26,204, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Indiana list. Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, this large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our indiana master’s degree english students list, IUPUI has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis are $26,013.

Full IUPUI General English Literature Report

#5

Purdue University Northwest

Hammond, Indiana
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University Northwest landed the #5 spot on the list. Purdue Northwest is a medium-sized school located in Hammond, Indiana that handed out 6 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue Northwest not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue Northwest are $11,633, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General English Literature at Purdue University Northwest

#6

University of Southern Indiana

Evansville, Indiana
#6 in overall quality

University of Southern Indiana landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Indiana ranking. University of Southern Indiana is a fairly large school located in Evansville, Indiana that handed out 4 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

USI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern Indiana are $20,039, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Indiana State University

Terre Haute, Indiana
#7 in overall quality

Indiana State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Indiana list. Terre Haute, Indiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our indiana master’s degree english students list, Indiana State has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana State are $15,346, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Indiana University - East

Richmond, Indiana
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Indiana University - East did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Indiana list. This small school is located in Richmond, Indiana, and it awarded 5 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU East, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU East are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

Indiana University - South Bend

South Bend, Indiana
#10 in overall quality

Indiana University - South Bend ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Indiana list. Located in South Bend, Indiana, this small public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s English students in 2019-2020.

Indiana University - South Bend not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - South Bend are $18,275, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Indiana University - South Bend General English Literature Report

#10

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana

University of Notre Dame did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Indiana ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in Notre Dame, Indiana, and it awarded 2 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame also took the #1 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Notre Dame are $57,522, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Notre Dame 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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