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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$8,956 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,812 Avg Salary

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

With 57 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, English language and literature is the #16 most popular major in Mississippi.

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

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value English Language & Literature Master's Degree Schools in Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Mississippi 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. 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 Mississippi

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

Best Mississippi Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in English Language & Literature

#1

Mississippi State University

Mississippi State, MS

Our 2023 rankings named Mississippi State University the best value school in Mississippi for English language and literature students working on their master’s degree. Mississippi State is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Mississippi State.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mississippi State are $9,220 a year.

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

Full English Language & Literature at Mississippi State University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Southern Mississippi helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value English language and literature schools in Mississippi. Southern Miss is a large public school located in the small city of Hattiesburg.

Southern Miss graduate students pay an average of $9,204 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at University of Southern Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Jackson State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Mississippi list. Jackson State is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Jackson.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Jackson State are $8,445 a year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Jackson State University

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
Florida 394
North Carolina 330
Virginia 292
Tennessee 145
Georgia 129
West Virginia 33
Louisiana 134
South Carolina 75
Kentucky 135
Arkansas 79
Alabama 115

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 3 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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