2027 Best Value Literature Schools in the Great Lakes 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.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value literature schools.
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2027 Best Value Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the literature degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Literature Schools
Miami University Oxford tops our 2027 list of the best value literature schools in the Great Lakes Region. Located in the town of Oxford, Miami University Oxford is a very large public university. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $17,519, compared with $38,965 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for literature graduates is $24,177. Early-career literature graduates make about $49,700. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Miami University Oxford admits about 75% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 one ranked school 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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