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Best Value English Language & Literature Master's Degree Schools in Washington

2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Master's Degree Schools in Washington

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$16,686 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,812 Avg Salary

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

English Language & Literature is the #17 most popular major in Washington with 896 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value English Language & Literature Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for English language and literature students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Washington Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in English Language & Literature

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Bothell Campus the best value school in Washington for English language and literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Bothell are $17,628 per year.

UW Bothell not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the city of Seattle.

UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $17,754 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UW Seattle also took the #3 spot in our Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Washington rankings.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great value for English language and literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Pullman, Wazzu is a public college with a very large student population.

Wazzu graduate students pay an average of $13,740 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Western Washington University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value English language and literature schools in Washington. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

WWU graduate students pay an average of $12,490 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Central Washington University is a great value for English language and literature students working on their master’s degree. CWU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ellensburg.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CWU are $12,127 per year.

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With a ranking of #6, Eastern Washington University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for English language and literature students working on their master’s degree. EWU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cheney.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at EWU are $13,379 a year.

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With a ranking of #7, Seattle Pacific University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for English language and literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Seattle, SPU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

SPU graduate students pay an average of $24,273 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

SPU also made our Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Washington list, coming in at #5.

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With a ranking of #8, Pacific Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for English language and literature students working on their master’s degree. PLU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Tacoma.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at PLU are $29,684 a year.

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Best Value English Language & Literature Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
California 7,609
Oregon 524
Hawaii 111
Nevada 290
Alaska 52

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 8 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.

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