2023 Best Value Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Literature School for You
Literature is the #266 most popular major in the country with 683 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for literature 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 Literature Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for literature students. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.
The Graduate Center undergraduate students pay an average of $15,360 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, The Graduate Center also did well on our Best Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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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 Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large suburb of Glassboro, Rowan is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rowan are $23,408 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.
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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Out of the 13 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, York College of Pennsylvania landed the # 4 spot on the list. YCP is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of York.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at YCP are $22,350 a 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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt Greensburg is a small public school located in the large suburb of Greensburg.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Pitt Greensburg are $25,984 a year. The average amount in student loans that literature majors at Pitt Greensburg take out is $27,000.
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American University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. The American University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The American University are $51,334 per year. On average, literature graduates from The American University take out $24,889 in student loans while working on their degree.
The American University excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.
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University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for literature students. It came in at #7 on the list. Pitt Johnstown is a small public school located in the small suburb of Johnstown.
Pitt Johnstown undergraduate students pay an average of $25,992 in tuition and fees each year. On average, literature graduates from Pitt Johnstown take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
Pitt undergraduate students pay an average of $35,394 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that literature majors at Pitt take out is $27,000.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Pitt also did well on our Best Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #9, Hunter College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for literature students. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.
Hunter undergraduate students pay an average of $15,332 in tuition and fees each year.
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Purchase College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Purchase, Purchase College is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Purchase College are $18,863 per year. The average amount in student loans that literature majors at Purchase College take out is $23,250.
Request InformationBest Literature Colleges by State
Explore the best literature schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 82 |
| New York | 288 |
| New Jersey | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 23 |
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Majors Related to Literature
Literature is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 13 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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