2020 Most Affordable Online Colleges for English Degrees
With annual tuitions under $12,000, these 25 online colleges offer the most affordable bachelor's in English degrees. Ranked #1, Tennessee State University charges $4,200 per year for their Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies - English. Available courses include American Literature, Children’s Literature, and World Literature. Ranked #2, the Great Basin College offers a Bachelor of Arts in English at a tuition rate of $4,785 annually.
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| Rank | School | Annual Tuition |
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| Tennessee State University | $4,200 | |
| Great Basin College | $4,785 | |
| Clayton State University | $5,490 | |
| Louisiana State University-Alexandria | $7,500 | |
| Central Methodist University | $7,800 | |
| American Public University System | $8,100 | |
| Clarion University | $8,334 | |
| Texas Tech University | $9,090 | |
| West Virginia State University | $9,480 | |
| Southern New Hampshire University Online | $9,600 | |
| Thomas Edison State University | $9,856 | |
| Troy University | $10,140 | |
| Florida International University | $10,376 | |
| Holy Apostles | $10,800 | |
| Granite State College | $10,950 | |
| King University | $10,980 | |
| Saint Leo University Online | $11,100 | |
| Indiana University - East | $11,140 | |
| Antioch University Online | $11,250 | |
| Columbia College | $11,250 | |
| Eastern Oregon University | $11,340 | |
| University of Maine at Presque Isle | $11,460 | |
| University of Central Florida | $11,515 | |
| Washington State University | $11,550 | |
| University of Missouri | $11,622 |
Tennessee State University Nashville (TN)
Example Classes: American Literature, Children’s Literature, World Literature Online Bachelor's Degrees
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Great Basin College Elko (NV)
Example Classes: Introduction to Children's Literature, News Reporting and Writing, Principles of Modern Grammar, Speculative Fiction and Fantasy Literature, The Rhetoric of Everyday Texts Online Bachelor's Degrees
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Clayton State University Morrow (GA)
Example Classes: British Literature Before 1660, Careers in Writing, Critical Theory, Cultural Rhetorics, Exploring Socio-Culture Perspectives, Introduction to Literary Studies Online Bachelor's Degrees
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Louisiana State University-Alexandria Alexandria (LA)
Example Classes: British Literature II, Literary History, Major African American Writers, Major Writers World Literature, Studies in Drama, The Novel Online Bachelor's Degrees
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Central Methodist University Fayette (MO)
Example Classes: Advance Literary Magazine Editing & Publication, Comics and Graphic Novels, Inscape: Literary Magazine Editing & Publication, Major Authors in Literature, Shakespeare, Young Adult Literature Online Bachelor's Degrees
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American Public University System Charles Town (WV)
Example Classes: Freelance Writing, History of the American Indian, The Personal Essay, The Work and Life of Ernest Hemingway, World Literature since the Renaissance, World Literature Through the Renaissance Online Bachelor's Degrees
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Clarion University Clarion (PA)
Example Classes: American Literature, Early British Literature, Early World Literature, Intro. to African-American Literature, Later British Literature Online Bachelor's Degrees
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Texas Tech University Lubbock (TX)
Example Classes: British Romantic Literature, Heroes and Anti-Heroes, Medieval and Renaissance Drama, Native American Literatures, Sexuality and Literature, Travel, Migration, and Literature Online Bachelor's Degrees
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West Virginia State University Institute (WV)
Example Classes: Digital Literacies, Editing for Technical Writers, Practical English Writing and Grammar, Writing for Business and Other Professions Online Bachelor's Degrees
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Southern New Hampshire University Online Manchester (NH)
Example Classes: Nonfiction Writing Workshop, Playwriting Workshop, Poetry Writing Workshop, Shakespeare, The English Language Online Bachelor's Degrees
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Thomas Edison State University Trenton (NJ)
Example Classes: Asian Literature, Children’s Literature, Comparative Literature, History of English Language, Literary Criticism, Poetry, Science Fiction, Shakespeare, Technical Writing Online Bachelor's Degrees
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Troy University Troy (AL)
Example Classes: Advanced Grammar, American Literature before 1875, British Literature before 1785, History of the English Language, Introduction to Linguistics, Technical and Professional Editing Online Bachelor's Degrees
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Florida International University Miami (FL)
Example Classes: Advanced Business Writing, Linguistics-Modern English Grammar, Writing About the Environment, Writing and New Media Online Bachelor's Degrees
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Holy Apostles Cromwell (CT)
Example Classes: Epistemology, Humanities in Ancient World, Humanities in Early Christian World, Logic, Moral Theology, Research and Writing Online Bachelor's Degrees
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Granite State College Concord (NH)
Example Classes: Conducting Critical Inquiry, Gender in Literature and Film, Great Civilizations, Multicultural Perspectives through Literature, Short Fiction, The Media and its Messages Online Bachelor's Degrees
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King University Bristol (TN)
Example Classes: Adolescent Literature, Appalachian Literature, British Romanticism and the Nineteenth Century, Faith and the Literary Imagination, Rhetorical and Narrative Patterns, Survey of World Literature Online Bachelor's Degrees
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Saint Leo University Online St. Leo (FL)
Example Classes: History and Literary Movements in Literature, Literary Criticism, Reading the Planet: Comparative Global Literatures in Translation, Seminar in Prose: Fiction/Nonfiction, Studies in Narrative: Telling Tales in School, Studies in Voice: What Do You Have to Say? Online Bachelor's Degrees
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Indiana University - East Richmond (IN)
Example Classes: American Ethnic and Minority Literature, American Fiction to 1900, Literary Interpretation, Native American Literature, Studies in British or Commonwealth, Technical Editing Online Bachelor's Degrees
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Antioch University Online Yellow Springs (OH)
Example Classes: History of the English Language, Mixed Race Women's Memoirs, Multi-Genre Writing, Shakespeare, Short Story Writing, Social Media & Social Change Online Bachelor's Degrees
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Columbia College Columbia (MO)
Example Classes: Descriptive Grammar of the English Language, Ethnic Traditions in American Literature, Literary Theory and Criticism, Major Literary Figures, Major Literary Periods, Readings in Shakespeare Online Bachelor's Degrees
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Eastern Oregon University La Grande (OR)
Example Classes: Approaches to Grammar, Introduction to Rhetoric, Literacy, Discrimination, and Power, Multicultural Literature and Film, Writing in the Community Online Bachelor's Degrees
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University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle (ME)
Example Classes: Contemporary World Literature, Enlightenment and Rise of Anglo-American Literatures and Cultures, Introduction to Professional Communication & Journalism, Medieval and Early Modern Literatures and Cultures, Modern and Contemporary Anglo-American Literatures and Cultures Online Bachelor's Degrees
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University of Central Florida Orlando (FL) (and 7 others)
Example Classes: Continental European Fiction Since 1900, Harlem, Haiti, and Havana, Literature of the South, Milton and His Age, Modern Drama As Literature, Nineteenth Century British Prose Online Bachelor's Degrees
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Washington State University Pullman (WA)
Example Classes: Critical Theories, Methods, and Practice in Digital Humanities, English Literature of the 16th Century, Phonology, Seminar in Medieval Literature, Seminar in Prose Fiction, Topics in Composition and Rhetoric Online Bachelor's Degrees
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University of Missouri Columbia (MO)
Example Classes: Popular Literature: Literature of Baseball, Popular Literature: Tolkien, Renaissance and Seventeenth Century Literature Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature, Studies in English, 1890 to Present, Survey of African American Literature, Beginnings to 1900 (Writing Intensive), Survey of British Literature: Romanticism to the Present Online Bachelor's Degrees
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