2023 Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for English Language & Literature for a Master’s” ranking.
English Language & Literature is the 18th most popular major in the country with 54,635 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, English language and literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,352 and had an average of $23,972 in loans still to pay off.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 2,733 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,493 and $26,409 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for English Language & Literature for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in English language and literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great English language and literature programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the English language and literature program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for English Language & Literature for a Master’s
The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania master’s degree vets studying english language & literature.
Top 12 Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Pennsylvania
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carnegie Mellon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for English Language & Literature for a Master’s list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s English language and literature degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carnegie Mellon, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 117 of the 13,519 students enrolled at Carnegie Mellon University were GI Bill® students, of which 72 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $18,422. To help with additional expenses, 36 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Carnegie Mellon Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for English Language & Literature for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Pennsylvania is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 15 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.Of the 26,552 students enrolled at University of Pennsylvania, 324 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 131 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $19,383. To help with additional expenses, 78 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
[Read full report on veteran student life at University of Pennsylvania]](/colleges/university-of-pennsylvania/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 12 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for English Language & Literature for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a large public school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 16 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Pitt, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 509 of the 32,277 students enrolled at Pitt were GI Bill® students, of which 364 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $16,281. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Pitt offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Chester University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for English Language & Literature for a Master’s list. WCUPA is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 masters’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at WCUPA, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Among the 17,719 students enrolled at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 390 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 208 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,155. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at WCUPA]](/colleges/west-chester-university-of-pennsylvania/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for English Language & Literature for a Master’s list. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s English language and literature students in 2020-2021.
Duquesne also made our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #5.Among the 8,830 students enrolled at Duquesne University, 219 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 127 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $11,403. On top of their other funding sources, 43 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Duquesne University does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #6, Millersville University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for English Language & Literature for a Master’s list. Located in Millersville, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s English language and literature students in 2020-2021.
Millersville also took the #11 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.According to our most recent data, Millersville supports 7,456 students, and 191 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 98 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,546. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Millersville Veteran Student Life Report
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for English Language & Literature for a Master’s list. Kutztown University of Pennsylvania is a public institution located in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kutztown University, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 168 of the 7,890 students enrolled at Kutztown University were GI Bill® students, of which 61 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,498. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Kutztown University offers credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Kutztown University Veteran Student Life Report
Villanova University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for English Language & Literature for a Master’s list. Villanova, Pennsylvania is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s English language and literature degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Villanova also made our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #2.Of the 11,032 students enrolled at Villanova University, 997 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 824 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,584. To help with additional expenses, 41 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Villanova]](/colleges/villanova-university/student-life/veterans/)
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for English Language & Literature for a Master’s ranking. Located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified masters’s English language and literature students in 2020-2021.
IUP also made our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #7.Our most recent data shows that 298 of the 10,037 students enrolled at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus were GI Bill® students, of which 109 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $5,600. To help with additional expenses, 1 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus]](/colleges/indiana-university-of-pennsylvania-main-campus/student-life/veterans/)
Temple University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for English Language & Literature for a Master’s ranking. Temple is a public institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Temple also took the #8 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.Among the 37,236 students enrolled at Temple University, 830 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 510 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $13,479. In addition to receiving other benefits, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full Temple Veteran Student Life Report
With a ranking of #11, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for English Language & Literature for a Master’s list. Located in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school awarded 19 degrees to qualified masters’s English language and literature students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SRU, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking.According to our most recent data, SRU supports 8,860 students, and 313 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 136 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $6,015. During this same period, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Chatham University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Pennsylvania for English Language & Literature for a Master’s ranking. Chatham is a small school located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that handed out 21 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Chatham not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list.Among the 2,353 students enrolled at Chatham, 54 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 27 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,888. To help with additional expenses, 10 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Chatham]](/colleges/chatham-university/student-life/veterans/)
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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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- 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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- 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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