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2023 Best Value General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

46 Colleges
$16,948 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.

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.

2023 Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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 analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for general English literature students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Illinois State graduate students pay an average of $11,773 in tuition and fees each year.

Illinois State 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 20% of all schools in this category.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Illinois University is a great value for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

WIU graduate students pay an average of $12,182 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Youngstown State University is a great value for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. Youngstown State University is a 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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The excellent master’s degree programs at Northern Illinois University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general English literature schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NIU are $11,390 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general English literature schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.

SIUE graduate students pay an average of $9,316 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Dayton

Dayton, OH

University of Dayton 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. UDayton is a fairly 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 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 Great Lakes Region list.

Full General English Literature at University of Dayton Report

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 very large public school located in the large suburb of Allendale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GVSU are $17,904 a year.

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#8

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

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 city of Milwaukee, Marquette 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 Marquette are $21,960 a year.

Marquette 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 10% of all schools in this category.

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University of Akron Main Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Akron Main Campus is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Akron.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at University of Akron Main Campus are $11,936 a year.

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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire 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 #10 on the list. UW - Eau Claire is a large public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

UW - Eau Claire graduate students pay an average of $19,434 in tuition and fees each year.

UW - Eau Claire 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 Great Lakes Region list.

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Best General English Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best general English literature colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 729
Ohio 1,062
Illinois 1,251
Indiana 721
Wisconsin 680

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

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.

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