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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$16,106 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,812 Avg Salary

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

English Language & Literature is the #15 most popular major in North Carolina with 330 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina

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 University of North Carolina at Charlotte the best value school in North Carolina for English language and literature students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

UNC Charlotte graduate students pay an average of $7,713 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

WCU graduate students pay an average of $7,480 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Carolina University is a great value for English language and literature students working on their master’s degree. ECU is a very large public school located in the city of Greenville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ECU are $7,594 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC State are $11,703 per year.

NC State also took the #4 spot in our Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina rankings.

Full English Language & Literature at North Carolina State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Appalachian State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Appalachian State are $8,007 per year.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree English language and literature programs. UNCW is a large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

UNCW graduate students pay an average of $7,514 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full English Language & Literature at University of North Carolina at Wilmington Report

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree English language and literature programs. Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill are $12,566 a year.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #2.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree English language and literature programs. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

UNC Greensboro graduate students pay an average of $8,265 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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North Carolina A & T State University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NC A&T are $7,938 per year.

Full English Language & Literature at North Carolina A & T State University Report

#10

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

Wake Forest University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Wake Forest University graduate students pay an average of $39,240 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Wake Forest University also made our Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #3.

Full English Language & Literature at Wake Forest University Report

Best Value English Language & Literature Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 57
Florida 394
Virginia 292
Tennessee 145
Georgia 129
South Carolina 75
Louisiana 134
West Virginia 33
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 11 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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