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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$18,690 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,693 Avg Salary

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

General English Literature is the #30 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 1,601 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.

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 Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Pennsylvania to see which master'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.

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

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

Our analysis found West Chester University of Pennsylvania to be the best value school for general English literature students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of West Chester, WCUPA is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WCUPA are $11,898 per year.

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Out of the 10 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Indiana.

IUP graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.

Millersville graduate students pay an average of $11,934 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.

SRU graduate students pay an average of $12,659 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Villanova University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Villanova is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Villanova.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Villanova are $21,199 per year.

Villanova also made our Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list, coming in at #3.

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With a ranking of #6, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general English literature students working on their master’s degree. Kutztown University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Kutztown.

Kutztown University graduate students pay an average of $11,440 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#7

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

With a ranking of #7, Temple 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 Philadelphia, Temple is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Temple are $18,278 a year.

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#8

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Duquesne are $24,534 a year.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Pitt are $25,248 a year.

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#10

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UPenn is ranked #2 for overall quality for English in Pennsylvania.

Read full report on General English Literature at University of Pennsylvania

Best Value General English Literature Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,129
Maryland 746
New Jersey 1,005
District of Columbia 185
Delaware 115

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 10 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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