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

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$16,106 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,812 Avg Salary

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

English Language & Literature is the #19 most popular major in North Carolina with 1,480 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Best Value English Language & Literature Master's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in North Carolina to see which master'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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Top 10 Best English Language & Literature Master's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Charlotte to be the best value school for English language and literature students who want to pursue a master’s degree in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,713 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Carolina University is a great value for English language and literature students working on their master’s degree. WCU is a large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.

WCU graduate students pay an average of $7,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a very large student population.

ECU graduate students pay an average of $7,594 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means North Carolina State University is a great value for English language and literature students working on their master’s degree. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Raleigh.

NC State graduate students pay an average of $11,703 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

NC State also made our Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #4.

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Out of the 11 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Appalachian State are $8,007 a year.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington, UNCW is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNCW are $7,514 per year.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 a year.

UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. UNC Greensboro is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Greensboro.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Greensboro are $8,265 a year.

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With a ranking of #9, North Carolina A & T State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for English language and literature students working on their master’s degree. NC A&T is a fairly large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

NC A&T graduate students pay an average of $7,938 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree English language and literature programs. Wake Forest University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Winston-Salem.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Wake Forest University are $39,240 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Wake Forest University is ranked #3 for overall quality for English language and literature in North Carolina.

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Best Value English Language & Literature Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 288
Mississippi 331
South Carolina 590
Florida 2,381
Virginia 1,778
Arkansas 411
Alabama 640
Kentucky 523
Georgia 1,179
Tennessee 834
Louisiana 572

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 11 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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