2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Literature

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 General Literature Schools for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Literature is the 699th most popular major in the country with 338 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 2 general literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value General Literature Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general literature programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general literature program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value General Literature Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value General Literature Schools for a Master’s.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Literature

#1

American University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$35,524 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Literature Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, American University landed the #1 spot on the list. The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s general literature degrees to qualified students.

The American University also made our “Best General Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at The American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full The American University General Literature Report

#2

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$24,976 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value General Literature Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Ellensburg, Washington, and it awarded 1 masters’s general literature degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CWU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Literature Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Washington University are $24,976.

Read full report on General Literature at CWU

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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