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2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

26 Colleges
$30,028 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,690 Avg Salary

Finding the Best English Language & Literature 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value English Language & Literature Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in New York to see which 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 Schools in New York

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

Top 10 Best English Language & Literature Schools

$7,410 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at The Graduate Center are $7,410 per year.

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

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#2

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY
$10,390 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools in New York list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Binghamton University are $10,390 per year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Binghamton University

#3

The College at Brockport

Brockport, NY
$8,678 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The College at Brockport. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools in New York list. Located in the town of Brockport, SUNY Brockport is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Brockport are $8,678 a year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at The College at Brockport

#4

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY
$8,523 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 26 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY New Paltz landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the 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 undergraduate at SUNY New Paltz are $8,523 a year.

Full English Language & Literature at SUNY New Paltz Report

#5

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY
$10,455 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Stony Brook University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best English language and literature schools in New York. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SUNY Stony Brook are $10,455 a year.

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#6

University at Albany

Albany, NY
$10,408 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAlbany are $10,408 a year.

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$7,340 Average Tuition & Fees

The City College of New York ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCNY are $7,340 a year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at The City College of New York

#8

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY
$10,782 Average Tuition & Fees

University at Buffalo landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value English language and literature programs. Located in the suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University at Buffalo are $10,782 per year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at University at Buffalo

#9

Hunter College

New York, NY
$7,382 Average Tuition & Fees

Hunter College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for English language and literature students. It came in at #9 on the list. Hunter is a fairly large public school located in the city of New York.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Hunter are $7,382 per year.

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#10

Queens College

Queens, NY
$7,538 Average Tuition & Fees

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at QC are $7,538 per year.

Full English Language & Literature at Queens College Report

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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