2023 Best Value General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 46 schools in the Great Lakes 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.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Illinois State also did well on our Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Illinois University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general English literature schools in the Great Lakes Region . WIU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Macomb.
WIU graduate students pay an average of $12,182 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Youngstown State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Youngstown.
Youngstown State University graduate students pay an average of $6,931 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 46 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.
SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Dayton ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UDayton is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Dayton.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UDayton are $18,140 per year.
UDayton also claimed a spot on our Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Grand Valley State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GVSU are $17,904 per year.
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With a ranking of #8, Marquette University 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 Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Marquette graduate students pay an average of $21,960 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Marquette is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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University of Akron Main Campus 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 #9 on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 per year.
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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Eau Claire are $19,434 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Eau Claire is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Request InformationBest General English Literature Colleges by State
Explore the best general English literature schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 729 |
| Ohio | 1,062 |
| Illinois | 1,251 |
| Indiana | 721 |
| Wisconsin | 680 |
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General English Literature Related Majors for English
General English Literature is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 26 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.