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2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

11 Colleges
$16,898 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,062 Avg Salary

Finding the Best English Language & Literature 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.

The Best Value English Language & Literature Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in North Carolina 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. 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 Schools in North Carolina

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

Top 10 Best English Language & Literature Schools

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for English language and literature students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

ECU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,297 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full English Language & Literature at East Carolina University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great value for English language and literature students. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCU are $4,367 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend North Carolina State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Raleigh, NC State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NC State are $9,131 a year.

NC State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best English Language & Literature Schools in North Carolina list.

Full English Language & Literature at North Carolina State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Appalachian State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools in North Carolina list. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the town of Boone.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Appalachian State are $7,410 per year.

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University of North Carolina at Wilmington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for English language and literature students. It came in at #6 on the list. UNCW is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.

UNCW undergraduate students pay an average of $7,238 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 ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a very large student population.

UNC Chapel Hill undergraduate students pay an average of $9,028 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UNC Chapel Hill also took the #2 spot in our Best English Language & Literature Schools in North Carolina rankings.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Greensboro ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UNC Greensboro undergraduate students pay an average of $7,468 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at University of North Carolina at Greensboro

North Carolina A & T State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the large city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NC A&T are $6,733 per year.

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

#10

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC
$59,770 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Wake Forest University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for English language and literature students. Located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wake Forest University are $59,770 per year.

Wake Forest University also took the #3 spot in our Best English Language & Literature Schools in North Carolina rankings.

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 Schools 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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