Most Popular Colleges for Other English Literature Master’s Degree Programs

Around 143 master’s degrees are awarded each year to English literature (other) majors. Ranked in order of popularity, here are the colleges with the largest programs in the field:

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Bennington.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Bennington College

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$23,300	$23,300
Fees for Full-Time Students	Not Reported	Not Reported
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$2,135	$2,135

Across all programs, there were 3 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 3 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at NAU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Northern Arizona University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,313	$17,915
Fees for Full-Time Students	$688	$704
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$458	$1,199

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 631. Of that number, 449 were classified as teaching assistants, and 120 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Hollins can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Hollins University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,176	$16,176
Fees for Full-Time Students	$865	$865
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$724	$724

There were 17 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 7 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Carnegie Mellon.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Carnegie Mellon University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$42,563	$42,563
Fees for Full-Time Students	$834	$834
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$592	$592

The school reported having 3,008 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 3,008 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Rowan.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Rowan University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$13,266	$13,266
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,784	$2,784
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$737	$737

In 2017-2018, Rowan reported having 148 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 113 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at NC A&T can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at North Carolina A & T State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$4,745	$17,150
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,986	$2,986
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$264	$953

In 2017-2018, there were 388 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 42 were classified as teaching assistants, and 212 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Iowa.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Iowa

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,427	$28,163
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,533	$1,533
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$609	$1,650

The school reported having 2,351 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,168 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,013 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending UCSD.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of California - San Diego

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,502	$26,604
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,944	$1,944
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

Across all programs, there were 4,120 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 2,394 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,402 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Worcester State.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Worcester State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$3,042	$3,042
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,754	$2,754
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$322	$322

In 2017-2018, there were 23 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending UMBC.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,178	$18,846
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,376	$2,376
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$621	$1,047

There were 613 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 514 were classified as teaching assistants, and 99 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at Stanford can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Stanford University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$48,987	$48,987
Fees for Full-Time Students	$630	$630
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,089	$1,089

In 2017-2018, Stanford reported having 3,422 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 1,114 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,308 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Southeast Missouri State University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Southeast Missouri State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$6,488	$12,104
Fees for Full-Time Students	$802	$802
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$270	$504

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 186. Of that number, 93 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Old Dominion.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Old Dominion University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,168	$26,820
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,736	$3,156
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$496	$1,249

There were 566 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 355 were classified as teaching assistants, and 211 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Trinity Bantams.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Trinity College

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$16,650	$16,650
Fees for Full-Time Students	$100	$100
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$694	$694

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Valpo.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Valparaiso University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,340	$11,340
Fees for Full-Time Students	$508	$508
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$630	$630

A note on these rankings: The colleges above are ranked by the number of graduates in the program meaning the largest programs are at the top. While program popularity does not necessarily indicate quality, it does mean that many students are successfully graduating from the program, thus, making them worthwhile programs to consider.

References

National Center for Education Statistics
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