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2023 Best Value General English Literature Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$24,996 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,955 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General English Literature School for You

General English Literature is the #52 most popular major in Illinois with 197 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

The Best Value General English Literature Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Illinois to see which programs offered the best value experiences for English 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 General English Literature Schools in Illinois

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for English majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best General English Literature Schools

$13,968 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Illinois State University the best value school in Illinois for general English literature students. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Illinois State are $13,968 a year.

Illinois State not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best General English Literature Schools in Illinois list.

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$12,064 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Northeastern Illinois University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best general English literature schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeastern Illinois University are $12,064 per year.

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$13,297 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Illinois University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General English Literature Schools in Illinois list. WIU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Macomb.

WIU undergraduate students pay an average of $13,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$14,738 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Illinois University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value General English Literature Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

NIU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,738 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL
$12,297 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Eastern Illinois University is a great value for general English literature students. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at EIU are $12,297 a year.

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$11,496 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value General English Literature Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SIUE undergraduate students pay an average of $11,496 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General English Literature at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Report

$17,634 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value general English literature programs. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

UIUC undergraduate students pay an average of $17,634 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best General English Literature Schools in Illinois list.

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$12,053 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Illinois at Springfield did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for general English literature students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIS are $12,053 per year.

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$47,808 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general English literature students. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Loyola Chicago are $47,808 per year.

Full General English Literature at Loyola University Chicago Report

#10

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
$42,012 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, DePaul University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general English literature students. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

DePaul undergraduate students pay an average of $42,012 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value General English Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value General English Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 65
Ohio 206
Indiana 140
Wisconsin 68

General English Literature is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Writing Studies 4,263
English Literature (Other) 175
Literature 162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 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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