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2023 Best Value General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

28 Colleges
$10,599 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,693 Avg Salary

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

With 6,696 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general English literature is the #18 most popular major in California.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Value General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 28 schools in California 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in California

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General English Literature Master's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named San Jose State University the best value school in California for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at San Jose State are $9,286 per year.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 28 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. SFSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SFSU are $8,738 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Sacramento. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Sac State are $8,826 per year.

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Out of the 28 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public college with a very large student population.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate students pay an average of $11,629 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also is in the top 10% of our Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking.

Full General English Literature at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Report

#5

National University

La Jolla, CA

The excellent master’s degree programs at National University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general English literature schools in California. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of La Jolla.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at National University are $15,480 per year.

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California State University - Los Angeles came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal State LA are $8,219 a year.

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California State University - Northridge 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. CSUN is a very large public school located in the large city of Northridge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSUN are $8,477 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, California State University - East Bay did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. Cal State East Bay is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Hayward.

Cal State East Bay graduate students pay an average of $8,429 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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California State Polytechnic University - Pomona came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Cal Poly Pomona is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pomona.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal Poly Pomona are $8,873 a year.

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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCLA are $13,036 a year.

UCLA also took the #4 spot in our Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in California rankings.

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Best Value General English Literature Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value General English Literature Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 512
Oregon 397
Nevada 238
Hawaii 111
Alaska 37

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general English literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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