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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$16,922 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,693 Avg Salary

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.

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

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 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 very 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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Out of the 10 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the # 2 spot on the list. WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

WCU graduate students pay an average of $7,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General English Literature at Western Carolina University Report

#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

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 very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $7,594 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Wilmington. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNCW are $7,514 per year.

Full General English Literature at University of North Carolina at Wilmington Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general English literature schools in North Carolina. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Appalachian State are $8,007 per year.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general English literature programs. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 a year.

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North Carolina State 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 #7 on the list. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NC State are $11,703 a year.

NC State also made our Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #4.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill graduate students pay an average of $12,566 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

Full General English Literature at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

#9

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest 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 #9 on the list. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

Wake Forest University graduate students pay an average of $39,240 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, Wake Forest University is ranked #3 for overall quality for English in North Carolina.

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#10

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke 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 #10 on the list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Duke are $59,141 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Duke is ranked #1 for overall quality for English in North Carolina.

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Best Value General English Literature Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General English Literature Colleges 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

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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