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2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in Kentucky

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$16,870 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,150 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 523 degrees and certificates were awarded to English language and literature students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Kentucky 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.

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.

2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky

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

Best Kentucky Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in English Language & Literature

Our 2023 rankings named Murray State University the best value school in Kentucky for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Murray State are $9,252 a year.

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#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Louisville is a great value for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UofL are $12,370 a year.

UofL not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list.

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#3

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northern Kentucky University is a great value for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NKU are $10,392 per year.

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#4

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 9 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Lexington, UK is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UK are $12,610 a year.

UK did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list.

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Out of the 9 schools in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Kentucky University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Eastern is a large public school located in the town of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Eastern are $9,752 a year.

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#6

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

With a ranking of #6, Western Kentucky University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Bowling Green, WKU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at WKU are $10,992 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Morehead State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for English language and literature students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Morehead, Morehead State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Morehead State University undergraduate students pay an average of $9,462 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Bellarmine University

Louisville, KY

Bellarmine University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for English language and literature students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Bellarmine U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Louisville.

Bellarmine U undergraduate students pay an average of $44,620 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Bellarmine U also made our Best English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky list, coming in at #2.

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#9

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

Spalding University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for English language and literature students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Spalding undergraduate students pay an average of $26,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value English Language & Literature Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 1,480
West Virginia 288
Florida 2,381
Virginia 1,778
Arkansas 411
Mississippi 331
South Carolina 590
Louisiana 572
Alabama 640
Georgia 1,179
Tennessee 834

English Language & Literature Majors to Study

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

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 9 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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