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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

26 Colleges
$22,923 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,812 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 829 degrees and certificates were awarded to English language and literature students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 York to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in New York 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.

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 English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in New York

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 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best value school in New York for English language and literature students working on their master’s degree. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Graduate Center are $10,410 per year.

The Graduate Center did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in New York list.

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#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Binghamton University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $13,780 per year.

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#3

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY

Out of the 26 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The College at Brockport landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the fringe town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY Brockport are $12,310 a year.

Full English Language & Literature at The College at Brockport Report

#4

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means SUNY New Paltz is a great value for English language and literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of New Paltz, SUNY New Paltz is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SUNY New Paltz are $12,763 a year.

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#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $13,838 per year.

Full English Language & Literature at Stony Brook University Report

The City College of New York came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CCNY are $11,402 a year.

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#6

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Albany.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UAlbany are $13,535 a year.

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#8

Hunter College

New York, NY

Hunter College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

Hunter graduate students pay an average of $11,398 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full English Language & Literature at Hunter College Report

#9

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for English language and literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

University at Buffalo graduate students pay an average of $14,388 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Queens College

Queens, NY

Queens College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for English language and literature students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. QC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Queens.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at QC are $11,612 per year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Queens College

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 458
Maryland 207
New Jersey 232
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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mike Hazard.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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