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

8 Ranked Colleges
166 Degrees Awarded
$23,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master's in Maryland

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Maryland” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

English Language & Literature is the 16th most popular major in the country with 56,860 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Maryland, there were 1,082 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,191 and $24,087 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 166 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,477 and $45,000 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Maryland” 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.

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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The english language & literature school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Maryland”.

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

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

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature in Maryland

#1

Salisbury University

Salisbury, Maryland
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Salisbury University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Maryland list. Salisbury is located in Salisbury, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Salisbury, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Salisbury are $15,543, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Salisbury English Language & Literature Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Notre Dame of Maryland University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Maryland. This small school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 12 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

NDMU also made our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Notre Dame of Maryland University are $11,046, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Notre Dame of Maryland University English Language & Literature Report

#3

Goucher College

Baltimore, Maryland
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Goucher College landed the #3 spot on the list. Goucher is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 7 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Goucher, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Goucher are $9,047, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Goucher English Language & Literature Report

#4

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maryland - College Park. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Maryland. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s English language and literature students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UMCP, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UMCP are $30,885.

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#5

Towson University

Towson, Maryland
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Towson University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Maryland. This large school is located in Towson, Maryland, and it awarded 13 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Towson also made our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Towson are $18,972, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Maryland ranking. UMBC is a fairly large public school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 3 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

UMBC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore County are $21,078, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

#7

University of Baltimore

Baltimore, Maryland
#8 in overall quality

University of Baltimore ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Maryland list. UB is located in Baltimore, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our maryland master’s degree english language & literature students list, UB has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UB are $21,614.

Full University of Baltimore English Language & Literature Report

#8

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland
#1 in overall quality

Johns Hopkins University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Maryland ranking, coming in at #8. Johns Hopkins is a large school located in Baltimore, Maryland that handed out 67 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Johns Hopkins, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Maryland” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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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