2023 Best Value General English Literature Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best General English Literature Master's Degree School for You
With 1,238 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general English literature is the #22 most popular major in North Carolina.
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 North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in North Carolina 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.
Top 10 Best General English Literature Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Charlotte to be the best value school for general English literature students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
UNC Charlotte graduate students pay an average of $7,713 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Carolina University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general English literature schools in North Carolina. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at WCU are $7,480 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at East Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general English literature schools in North Carolina. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $7,594 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the midsize city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNCW are $7,514 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Appalachian State are $8,007 a year.
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University of North Carolina at Greensboro 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. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 per year.
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North Carolina State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general English literature programs. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $11,703 per year.
NC State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general English literature programs. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $12,566 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UNC Chapel Hill is ranked #2 for overall quality for English in North Carolina.
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Wake Forest University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general English literature programs. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wake Forest University are $39,240 per year.
Wake Forest University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
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Duke University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general English literature programs. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duke are $59,141 per year.
Duke also took the #1 spot in our Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.
Request InformationBest Value General English Literature Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value General English Literature Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 880 |
| Virginia | 1,169 |
| Florida | 1,767 |
| Tennessee | 771 |
| Kentucky | 443 |
| South Carolina | 474 |
| Louisiana | 517 |
| Arkansas | 298 |
| Alabama | 557 |
| Mississippi | 278 |
| West Virginia | 258 |
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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.
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.