Worcester,
MA,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MA in English in Worcester United States | Worcester State University
Worcester State University
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Worcester United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
6,245
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
24 months
Worcester State University's Master of Arts in English program enhances your literary expertise while refining your analytical research and writing abilities.
Designed for working professionals, our program provides scheduling flexibility through late afternoon, evening, and online course options. The rolling admissions policy lets you begin when convenient, and the opportunity to transfer up to 12 graduate credits makes this an affordable choice.
The curriculum explores diverse subjects including literary studies, theoretical approaches, writing pedagogy, and research methodologies. Research forms a core program element, with students often developing seminar papers into conference presentations or publications. Recent participants have showcased their work at numerous academic conferences. Additional opportunities include graduate assistantships with the Writing Center, Currents in Teaching and Learning journal, or The New Worcester Spy publication. Upon finishing coursework, students complete either two comprehensive exams or produce a thesis—an extensive scholarly work on literature, theory, or rhetoric.
Program alumni have pursued doctoral studies or secured rewarding positions as English educators in Massachusetts public schools. This degree particularly benefits teachers seeking professional licensure by fulfilling the commonwealth's master's degree requirement.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
Official transcripts with a calculated GPA for the institution that awarded your baccalaureate degree, Official transcripts of each graduate institution awarding degree(s) or course credit beyond a baccalaureate degree (if applicable).
Minimum Undergraduate GPA of 2.7
Applicants from countries outside of the United States in which English is not the language of instruction, must also submit a score of 79 or above on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), a score of 6.5 or above on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), a score of 100 or above on the Duolingo Test, a score of 59 or above on the Pearson PTE test, or a score of 4 or above on the International English Language Proficiency Test (iTEP). A waiver of this requirement may be available for IELI Bridge to University graduate-level students.
In addition to the general admission requirements, applicants to the Master of Arts in English must have either earned an undergraduate degree in English or completed at least 18 semester credit hours of English courses, not counting first-year English composition classes or English for English language learners, at an accredited institution of higher education.
Applicants without undergraduate training in the English discipline are strongly advised to take survey courses in American and English literature and a course in undergraduate literary theory as part of the required 18 undergraduate credits.
Minimum Undergraduate GPA of 2.7
Applicants from countries outside of the United States in which English is not the language of instruction, must also submit a score of 79 or above on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), a score of 6.5 or above on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), a score of 100 or above on the Duolingo Test, a score of 59 or above on the Pearson PTE test, or a score of 4 or above on the International English Language Proficiency Test (iTEP). A waiver of this requirement may be available for IELI Bridge to University graduate-level students.
In addition to the general admission requirements, applicants to the Master of Arts in English must have either earned an undergraduate degree in English or completed at least 18 semester credit hours of English courses, not counting first-year English composition classes or English for English language learners, at an accredited institution of higher education.
Applicants without undergraduate training in the English discipline are strongly advised to take survey courses in American and English literature and a course in undergraduate literary theory as part of the required 18 undergraduate credits.
Tuition
USD
6,245