2026 Best Value Literature Schools in the Far Western Region
[Literature](/majors/english-language-literature/literature/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong literature education at a price that pays off.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 9 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for literature students.
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2026 Best Value Literature Schools in the Far Western Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in literature, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Literature Schools
University Of California Los Angeles tops our 2026 list of the best value literature schools in the Far Western Region. University Of California Los Angeles is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $14,233, compared with $46,121 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $13,093 to complete the literature program here. Literature graduates of University Of California Los Angeles earn a median of $22,704 early in their careers. Set against $13,093 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 9% of applicants are accepted.
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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 · 9 schools 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).
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