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

6 Ranked Colleges
64 Degrees Awarded
$17,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Schools for a Master's in Kentucky

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky” ranking - to help you make that 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 Kentucky, there were 487 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,963 and $24,619 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 64 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,847 and $34,311 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Kentucky

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in Kentucky

#1

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2019-2020.

Murray State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State are $14,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Murray State General English Literature Report

#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky. Located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2019-2020.

NKU also took the #3 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NKU are $17,358, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full NKU General English Literature Report

#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky list. University of Louisville is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UofL, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisville are $27,575, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General English Literature at University of Louisville

#4

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, Kentucky
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Kentucky University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky. WKU is a fairly large school located in Bowling Green, Kentucky that handed out 4 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at WKU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WKU are $18,340, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full WKU General English Literature Report

#5

Morehead State University

Morehead, Kentucky

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Morehead State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Morehead, Kentucky is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Morehead State University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morehead State University are $10,512, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Morehead State University General English Literature Report

#6

Eastern Kentucky University

Richmond, Kentucky
#5 in overall quality

Eastern Kentucky University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Kentucky ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Richmond, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2019-2020.

Eastern also took the #5 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Kentucky University are $14,500.

Full Eastern Kentucky University 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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