2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in Wisconsin

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Wisconsin” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Wisconsin, there were 777 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,470 and $23,981 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 35 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 Wisconsin” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in Wisconsin

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also took the #1 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

#3 in overall quality

$19,430 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and it awarded 5 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Eau Claire did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Eau Claire are $19,430, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#4 in overall quality

$25,295 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin. UWM is a large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 12 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UWM, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UWM are $25,295.

Read more about General English Literature at UWM

#4

Marquette University

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$21,690 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Wisconsin list. Marquette is a private not-for-profit institution located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Marquette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Wisconsin” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Marquette University are $21,690.

Read more about General English Literature at Marquette

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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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