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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature (Income $30-$48k) in Louisiana

8 Ranked Colleges
136 Degrees Awarded
$26,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master's in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 56,860 people earned their degree in English language and literature, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, English language and literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,873 and had an average of $24,681 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 599 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,771 and $27,810 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 136 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in English language and literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality English language and literature programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the English language and 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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Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature (Income $30-$48k) in Louisiana

#1

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McNeese State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k list. McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 masters’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.

McNeese did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at McNeese are $16,386.

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#2

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #2 spot on the list. Tulane is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 10 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane also took the #1 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s English language and literature students in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisiana at Lafayette are $23,865, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #4 spot on the list. Hammond, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English language and literature degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeastern, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern are $21,246.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k list. ULM is a medium-sized school located in Monroe, Louisiana that handed out 3 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

ULM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisiana at Monroe are $21,410.

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#6

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#7 in overall quality

University of New Orleans did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English language and literature degrees to 48 students in 2019-2020.

UNO also took the #7 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Orleans are $13,678.

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#2 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English language and literature degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k list. NSU is a fairly large public school situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It awarded 8 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at NSU are $20,402.

Read more about English Language & Literature at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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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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