2023 Best Value Literature Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Literature School for You
In 2020-2021, 683 people earned a degree or certificate in literature, making the major the #266 most popular in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Literature Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 30 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for literature 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Literature Schools
Our analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the best value school for literature students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at The Graduate Center are $15,360 a year.
The Graduate Center excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Literature Schools list.
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The excellent programs at Rowan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best literature schools in the United States. Rowan is a large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rowan are $23,408 per year.
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The excellent programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best literature schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 per year.
Minnesota State Mankato also claimed a spot on our Best Literature Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 30 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Lindenwood University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
Lindenwood University undergraduate students pay an average of $18,640 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Central Michigan University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best literature schools in the United States. Central Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant.
Central Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $13,094 in tuition and fees each year.
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Stony Brook University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for literature students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SUNY Stony Brook are $28,375 a year.
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York College of Pennsylvania did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for literature students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at YCP are $22,350 per year.
YCP excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Literature Schools list.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg did quite well on this year’s best value schools for literature students. Located in the large suburb of Greensburg, Pitt Greensburg is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pitt Greensburg are $25,984 a year. Literature majors at Pitt Greensburg take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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American University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for literature students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at The American University are $51,334 a year. While working on their degree, literature majors at The American University accumulate an average of around $24,889 in student debt.
The American University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Literature Schools list.
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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value literature programs. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.
IUPUI undergraduate students pay an average of $32,101 in tuition and fees each year.
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Literature Related Majors for Literature
One of 3 majors within the area of study, literature has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| General English Literature | 40,481 |
| Writing Studies | 12,529 |
| English Literature (Other) | 942 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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).
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