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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.

2023 Best Value Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for literature majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

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 college 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on Literature at Minnesota State University - Mankato

#2

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Eastern Michigan University is a great value for literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Michigan are $15,500 per year.

Full Literature at Eastern Michigan University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend York College of Pennsylvania. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of York, YCP is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at YCP are $22,350 a year.

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Out of the 20 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Greensburg, Pitt Greensburg is a public college 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.

Full Literature at University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg Report

#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 average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at The American University are $51,334 a year.

The American University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.

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University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree literature programs. Located in the suburb of Johnstown, Pitt Johnstown is a public school 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

With a ranking of #8, Duke University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Duke are $60,244 per 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.

Read full report on Literature at Duke University

#9

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 a 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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With a ranking of #10, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

In addition to its great value ranking, Pitt is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools list.

Full Literature at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Report

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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