2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 the Southeast region, there were 12,873 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,848 and $24,708 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,552 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 87 colleges that offer a degree in English language and literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent English language and literature programs, but they also cost less that 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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Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature in the Southeast Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Tampa. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Tampa, Florida, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s English language and literature students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT are $11,870.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Queens University of Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Queens is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 masters’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.
Queens not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Queens are $14,548.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Central Arkansas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English language and literature degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at UCA are $11,648, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Out of the 87 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Liberty University landed the #4 spot on the list. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 55 masters’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Liberty University are $8,349, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. East Carolina University is a large school located in Greenville, North Carolina that handed out 22 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree english language & literature students list, ECU has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ECU are $20,685, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Clemson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #6. Clemson is a large public school situated in Clemson, South Carolina. It awarded 16 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.
Clemson not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Clemson University are $23,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Gardner - Webb University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Gardner - Webb is located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 masters’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Gardner - Webb are $9,050, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #8, University of North Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. UNA is a public institution located in Florence, Alabama. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Alabama are $13,860.
Spalding University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. Spalding University is a small school located in Louisville, Kentucky that handed out 22 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Spalding are $12,286, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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With a ranking of #10, Murray State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Murray, Kentucky, and it awarded 7 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State are $14,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Mississippi University for Women ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. MUW is a small public school situated in Columbus, Mississippi. It awarded 8 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at MUW are $7,525, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 23 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.
UNC Charlotte also took the #14 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte are $21,055, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #13, Morehead State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Morehead, Kentucky, and it awarded 20 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Morehead State University are $10,512.
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With a ranking of #14, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. University of Arkansas at Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arkansas at Little Rock are $14,884, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Sewanee - The University of the South landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Sewanee is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sewanee, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Sewanee also took the #23 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Sewanee are $18,243, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Northern Kentucky University landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, and it awarded 11 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Kentucky University are $17,358, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Appalachian State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #17. Appalachian State University is a large school located in Boone, North Carolina that handed out 10 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Appalachian State are $21,439, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #18, University of South Alabama did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. University of South Alabama is a fairly large school located in Mobile, Alabama that handed out 5 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at USA are $16,112, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga ranked #19 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. UT Chattanooga is a fairly large public school situated in Chattanooga, Tennessee. It awarded 8 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga are $18,334, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Western Carolina University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Cullowhee, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English language and literature degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Western Carolina University are $17,821.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 23 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.
UNCW did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #25 on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Wilmington are $21,286.
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Arkansas State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #22. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Jonesboro, Arkansas that handed out 7 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at A-State are $11,586, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Georgia did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #23. UGA is a large school located in Athens, Georgia that handed out 6 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.
UGA also made our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at UGA are $27,476, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Alabama at Birmingham did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #24. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a large public school situated in Birmingham, Alabama. It awarded 7 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188.
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With a ranking of #25, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126.
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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%.
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- 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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