2026 Best Value English Literature (British & Commonwealth) Schools in the Southeast Region

[English Literature (British & Commonwealth)](/majors/english-language-literature/literature/english-literature-british-and-commonwealth/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for english literature (british & commonwealth) students.
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2026 Best Value English Literature (British & Commonwealth) Schools in the Southeast Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the english literature (british & commonwealth) degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value English Literature (British & Commonwealth) Schools
Leading the list is George Mason University, our #1 best value for english literature (british & commonwealth) in the Southeast Region. George Mason University is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $14,220, while out-of-state students pay about $38,688. Students borrow a median of $23,529 to complete the english literature (british & commonwealth) program here. Early-career english literature (british & commonwealth) graduates make about $63,131. Set against $23,529 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. George Mason University admits about 88% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.