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2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$49,548 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,150 Avg Salary

Finding the Best English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 246 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, English language and literature is the #21 most popular major in District of Columbia.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in District of Columbia to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for English language and literature students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Value English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in English Language & Literature

#1

American University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found American University to be the best value school for English language and literature students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in District of Columbia. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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

The American University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at American University

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Georgetown University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value English language and literature schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Georgetown are $59,957 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgetown is ranked #1 for overall quality for English language and literature in District of Columbia.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Georgetown University

#3

Howard University

Washington, DC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Howard University is a great value for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, Howard is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Howard are $28,916 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Howard is ranked #5 for overall quality for English language and literature in District of Columbia.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Howard University

Out of the 4 schools in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

GWU also made our Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list, coming in at #2.

Full English Language & Literature at George Washington University Report

Best Value English Language & Literature Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value English Language & Literature Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,189
Pennsylvania 2,602
New York 4,365
Maryland 952
Delaware 115

English Language & Literature Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General English Literature 40,481
Writing Studies 12,529
English Literature (Other) 942
Literature 683

Majors Similar to English Language & Literature

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mike Hazard.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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