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2023 Best Value General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

37 Colleges
$22,165 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,693 Avg Salary

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

General English Literature is the #26 most popular major in the country with 40,481 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

The Best Value General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for English students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for English majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools

#1

National University

La Jolla, CA

Our analysis found National University to be the best value school for general English literature students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

National University graduate students pay an average of $15,480 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Loyola Marymount University

Los Angeles, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Loyola Marymount University is a great value for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Marymount are $19,922 per year.

Loyola Marymount excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Jose State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

San Jose State graduate students pay an average of $18,790 in tuition and fees each year.

San Jose State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate students pay an average of $21,133 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFSU are $18,242 per year.

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California State University - Sacramento did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general English literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Sac State are $18,330 per year.

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California Baptist University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general English literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Cal Baptist is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Riverside.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal Baptist are $14,320 a year.

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Azusa Pacific University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Azusa Pacific is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Azusa.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Azusa Pacific are $16,696 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Washington - Seattle Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $30,912 in tuition and fees each year.

UW Seattle also claimed a spot on our Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#10

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 a year.

Stanford also took the #2 spot in our Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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Best General English Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best general English literature colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 6,696
Washington 512
Oregon 397
Nevada 238
Hawaii 111
Alaska 37

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 25 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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