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2023 Best Value General English Literature Schools in the New England Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

26 Colleges
$38,640 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,104 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General English Literature School for You

General English Literature is the #50 most popular major in the country with 4,966 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General English Literature Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 26 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for English students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 General English Literature Schools in the New England Region

Check out the English programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best General English Literature Schools

#1

Fitchburg State University

Fitchburg, MA
$16,735 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Fitchburg State University to be the best value school for general English literature students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the medium-sized suburb of Fitchburg, Fitchburg State is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Fitchburg State are $16,735 a year.

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#2

Bridgewater State University

Bridgewater, MA
$16,872 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bridgewater State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General English Literature Schools in the New England Region list. Bridgewater State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bridgewater.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bridgewater State are $16,872 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General English Literature Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Northeastern are $57,592 a year.

Northeastern also claimed a spot on our Best General English Literature Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Framingham State University

Framingham, MA
$17,460 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 26 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Framingham State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Framingham State is a small public school located in the city of Framingham.

Framingham State undergraduate students pay an average of $17,460 in tuition and fees each year.

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$18,480 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Salem State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general English literature schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Salem State are $18,480 per year.

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#5

Yale University

New Haven, CT

The excellent programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best general English literature schools in the New England Region . Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

Yale undergraduate students pay an average of $59,950 in tuition and fees each year.

Yale not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best General English Literature Schools in the New England Region list.

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#7

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General English Literature Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Boston College undergraduate students pay an average of $61,706 in tuition and fees each year.

Boston College also claimed a spot on our Best General English Literature Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#8

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI
$25,900 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, Rhode Island College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general English literature students. RIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Providence.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at RIC are $25,900 a year.

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$36,964 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general English literature students. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMass Amherst are $36,964 a year.

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#10

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

Middlebury College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value General English Literature Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the distant town of Middlebury, Middlebury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middlebury are $59,770 per year.

Full General English Literature at Middlebury College Report

Best General English Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best general English literature schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 177
Connecticut 60
Rhode Island 17
New Hampshire 454
Maine 6
Vermont 32

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

Majors Similar to English

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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