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2023 Best Value Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

20 Colleges
$38,034 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$24,591 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Literature Bachelor's Degree 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the United States to see which bachelor's degree 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 Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for literature students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the United States. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate students pay an average of $18,200 in tuition and fees each year.

Minnesota State Mankato excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.

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#2

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Lindenwood University is a great value for literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Saint Charles, Lindenwood University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-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 bachelor’s degree programs at Eastern Michigan University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value literature schools in the United States. Eastern Michigan is a large public school located in the suburb of Ypsilanti.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Eastern Michigan are $15,500 a year.

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Out of the 20 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, York College of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

YCP undergraduate students pay an average of $22,350 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the 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. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, literature majors at Pitt Greensburg accumulate an average of around $23,886 in student debt.

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#6

American University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #6, American University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The American University undergraduate students pay an average of $51,334 in tuition and fees each year.

The American University also claimed a spot on our Best Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown did quite well on this year’s best value schools for literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Johnstown, Pitt Johnstown is a public college with a small student population.

Pitt Johnstown undergraduate students pay an average of $25,992 in tuition and fees each year. Literature majors at Pitt Johnstown take out an average of $23,886 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#8

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Duke undergraduate students pay an average of $60,244 in tuition and fees each year.

Duke also claimed a spot on our Best Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 1% of all schools in this category.

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Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

Grand Canyon University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Grand Canyon University undergraduate students pay an average of $17,189 in tuition and fees each year. On average, literature graduates from Grand Canyon University take out $31,865 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pitt are $35,394 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, literature majors at Pitt accumulate an average of around $23,886 in student debt.

Pitt excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.

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Literature by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 3 majors within the area of study, literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
General English Literature 40,481
Writing Studies 12,529
English Literature (Other) 942

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 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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