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

10 Ranked Colleges
131 Degrees Awarded
$31,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Schools for a Master's in Massachusetts

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking.

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.

This year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts” ranking analyzed 10 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.

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 Massachusetts

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

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

#1

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a large school located in Amherst, Massachusetts that handed out 16 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, Massachusetts
#10 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Fitchburg State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Fitchburg, Massachusetts is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fitchburg State, the school also landed the #10 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 Fitchburg State are $6,012.

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#3

Salem State University

Salem, Massachusetts

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Salem State is a public institution located in Salem, Massachusetts. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Salem State also made our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Salem State University are $10,477.

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#4

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

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

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree english students list, Bridgewater State has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Bridgewater State are $11,397, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts. Northeastern University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 13 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree english students list, Northeastern has also earned the #4 rank 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 Northeastern are $25,558.

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#6

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #6, Boston College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. This fairly large school is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and it awarded 26 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston College also made our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts ranking. This fairly large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 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 University of Massachusetts - Boston are $36,485.

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#8

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Harvard University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 15 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 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 Harvard are $50,654.

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#9

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Brandeis University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Waltham, Massachusetts. It awarded 4 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree english students list, Brandeis has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis are $52,060, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#10

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Boston University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Massachusetts list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 8 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts master’s degree english students list, Boston U has also earned the #3 rank 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.

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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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