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2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Michigan

9 Ranked Colleges
134 Degrees Awarded
$26,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master's in Michigan

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Michigan” 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 Michigan, there were 1,350 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,157 and $26,276 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 134 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,608 and $41,198 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Michigan” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

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 English language and literature program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Michigan

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Michigan.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature in Michigan

#1

Grand Valley State University

Allendale, Michigan
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Grand Valley State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. GVSU is a large public school situated in Allendale, Michigan. It awarded 10 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

GVSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grand Valley State University are $17,448, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full GVSU English Language & Literature Report

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 33 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #1 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full U-M English Language & Literature Report

#3

Wayne State University

Detroit, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wayne State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this large public school handed out 18 degrees to qualified masters’s English language and literature students in 2019-2020.

Wayne State also took the #3 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Wayne State are $37,215.

Full Wayne State University English Language & Literature Report

#4

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Michigan. WMU is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 5 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our michigan master’s degree english language & literature students list, WMU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Western Michigan University

#5

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #5 spot on the list. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English language and literature degrees to 19 students in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan also took the #6 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about English Language & Literature at Eastern Michigan University

#6

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

Oakland University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Rochester Hills, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English language and literature degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Oakland did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Oakland University are $24,648.

Read more about English Language & Literature at Oakland

#7

Northern Michigan University

Marquette, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

Northern Michigan University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Michigan ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Marquette, Michigan, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified masters’s English language and literature students in 2019-2020.

Northern Michigan University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Michigan University are $13,660.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Northern Michigan University

#8

Central Michigan University

Mount Pleasant, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Central Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school situated in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. It awarded 12 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Michigan did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Central Michigan are $19,359.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Central Michigan University

#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Michigan - Flint did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Michigan list. UM Flint is a medium-sized school located in Flint, Michigan that handed out 10 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

UM Flint also took the #9 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Michigan” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Flint are $18,202, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Michigan - Flint English Language & Literature Report

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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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