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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

13 Colleges
$21,776 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,812 Avg Salary

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

With 232 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, English language and literature is the #17 most popular major in New Jersey.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value English Language & Literature Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in New Jersey 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.

2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey

The following schools top our list of the Best Value English Language & Literature Master's Degree Colleges.

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

Our analysis found The College of New Jersey to be the best value school for English language and literature students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Ewing, TCNJ is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at TCNJ are $15,031 a year.

TCNJ also took the #2 spot in our Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey rankings.

Full English Language & Literature at The College of New Jersey Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. FDU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Madison.

FDU graduate students pay an average of $10,722 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full English Language & Literature at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Florham Campus Report

#3

Rowan University

Glassboro, NJ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rowan University is a great value for English language and literature students working on their master’s degree. Rowan is a large public school located in the suburb of Glassboro.

Rowan graduate students pay an average of $16,146 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Rowan University

#4

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Montclair State University is a great value for English language and literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Montclair, Montclair State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Montclair State are $13,519 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend William Paterson University of New Jersey. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list. William Paterson University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Wayne.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at William Paterson University are $14,050 per year.

Full English Language & Literature at William Paterson University of New Jersey Report

#6

Kean University

Union, NJ

Kean University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree English language and literature programs. Located in the suburb of Union, Kean is a public college with a large student population.

Kean graduate students pay an average of $17,476 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full English Language & Literature at Kean University Report

#7

Monmouth University

West Long Branch, NJ

With a ranking of #7, Monmouth University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for English language and literature students working on their master’s degree. Monmouth is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of West Long Branch.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Monmouth are $29,290 per year.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey ranking. Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public school located in the small city of New Brunswick.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Rutgers New Brunswick are $20,495 a year.

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#9

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

With a ranking of #9, Seton Hall University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for English language and literature students working on their master’s degree. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.

Seton Hall graduate students pay an average of $26,018 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Seton Hall University

Rutgers University - Camden landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree English language and literature programs. Rutgers Camden is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Camden.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers Camden are $20,649 per year.

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Best Value English Language & Literature Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 829
Pennsylvania 458
Maryland 207
District of Columbia 67
Delaware 6

English Language & Literature Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General English Literature 4,966
Writing Studies 4,263
English Literature (Other) 175
Literature 162

Majors Similar to English Language & Literature

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 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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