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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Literature (Income $0-$30k)

8 Ranked Colleges
102 Degrees Awarded
$30,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Literature Schools for a Master's For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 756 people earned their degree in literature, making the major the 250th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $23,970 and had an average of $29,434 in loans still to pay off.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 102 literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent 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 literature program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Literature (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Hunter College

New York, New York
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hunter College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in New York, New York, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified masters’s literature students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Hunter, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter are $20,828, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Literature at Hunter

#2

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Mason University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. George Mason University is located in Fairfax, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 25 masters’s literature degrees to qualified students.

GMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Literature at GMU

#3

New York University

New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. NYU is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 32 masters’s literature degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Literature at NYU

#4

Central Washington University

Ellensburg, Washington
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Washington University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Central Washington University is a fairly large school located in Ellensburg, Washington that handed out 1 masters’s literature degrees in 2019-2020.

CWU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CWU are $24,976, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Literature at CWU

#5

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s literature degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our master’s degree literature students whose families make $0-$30k list, Eastern Michigan has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best 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 Eastern Michigan University are $26,552.

Full Eastern Michigan University Literature Report

#6

Simmons University

Boston, Massachusetts

Simmons University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s literature students in 2019-2020.

Simmons also took the #4 spot in our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Simmons are $21,698, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Simmons Literature Report

#7

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

American University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. The American University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University also made our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at American University are $35,524, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Literature at American University

#8

Mills College

Oakland, California

Mills College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Mills is located in Oakland, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s literature degrees to qualified students.

Mills not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mills College are $36,263.

Read full report on Literature at Mills College

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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