2026 Best Value Literature Schools in Pennsylvania
[Literature](/majors/english-language-literature/literature/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 13 schools to find the best return on investment for literature students.
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2026 Best Value Literature Schools in Pennsylvania
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the literature degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Literature Schools
Our analysis ranked University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus the best value for a degree in literature in Pennsylvania. Set in the city of Pittsburgh, University Of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus is a very large public institution. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $21,926, while out-of-state students pay about $41,430. Literature graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Early-career literature graduates make about $27,061. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 58% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 13 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
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