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Best Value General English Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

2023 Best Value General English Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$18,026 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,153 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General English Literature Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 1,238 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general English literature is the #22 most popular major in North Carolina.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General English Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in North Carolina to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for English students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best General English Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Western Carolina University the best value school in North Carolina for general English literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WCU are $4,367 a year. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $135.

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Out of the 13 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, English graduates from UNC Charlotte carry an average student debtload of $25,269. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $162, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNC Charlotte also did well on our Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill undergraduate students pay an average of $9,028 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that English majors at UNC Chapel Hill take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $14,904.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #4 spot in our Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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Out of the 13 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, North Carolina State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NC State is a very large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NC State are $9,131 a year. English majors at NC State take out an average of $21,098 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

NC State also made our Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #5.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Wilmington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general English literature schools in North Carolina. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNCW are $7,238 a year.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

UNC Greensboro undergraduate students pay an average of $7,468 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, English majors at UNC Greensboro accumulate an average of around $22,177 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $184, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree general English literature programs. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECU are $7,297 per year. English majors at ECU take out an average of $26,952 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

In addition to its great value ranking, ECU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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Appalachian State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Appalachian State are $7,410 a year. On average, English graduates from Appalachian State take out $20,959 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $289.

Appalachian State also claimed a spot on our Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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University of North Carolina at Asheville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general English literature students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. UNCA is a small public school located in the city of Asheville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNCA are $7,319 per year. The average amount in student loans that English majors at UNCA take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $21,100.

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North Carolina A & T State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general English literature students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. NC A&T is a large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NC A&T are $6,733 a year.

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Best Value General English Literature Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General English Literature Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 880
Virginia 1,169
Florida 1,767
Tennessee 771
Kentucky 443
South Carolina 474
Louisiana 517
Arkansas 298
Alabama 557
Mississippi 278
West Virginia 258

General English Literature is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to English

Related Major Annual Graduates
Writing Studies 12,529
English Literature (Other) 942
Literature 683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

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