2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Literature in the Far Western US Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that 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.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 53 literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $14,934 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $59,319 and $48,880 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent literature programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the literature program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree literature students.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Literature in the Far Western US Region

#1

Mills College

Oakland, California

#1 in overall quality

$36,263 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$34,530 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mills College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Far Western US Region list. Mills is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Oakland, California. It awarded 5 masters’s literature degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mills, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Mills College are $36,263, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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