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

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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 Iowa, there were 356 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,643 and $23,553 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,298 and $45,299 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Iowa” ranking looked at 3 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Iowa

The colleges and universities below are the best for iowa master’s degree english students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in Iowa

#1

Iowa State University

Ames, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$25,948 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$41,193 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Iowa list. Located in Ames, Iowa, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s English students in 2019-2020.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State are $25,948.

Full Iowa State University General English Literature Report

#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, Iowa

#3 in overall quality

$22,648 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Northern Iowa. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Iowa. This medium-sized school is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and it awarded 4 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

UNI not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Northern Iowa are $22,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General English Literature at UNI

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#2 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Iowa list. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 4 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa also made our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General English Literature at University of Iowa

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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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