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Most Popular General English Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular General English Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best General English Literature Graduate Certificate School for You

General English Literature is the #26 most popular major in the country with 40,481 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular General English Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General English Literature program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for English majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Maranatha Baptist University the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for general English literature students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Watertown, MBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 83% of the English majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indiana University - East is a great place for general English literature students working on their graduate certificate. IU East is a small public school located in the rural area of Richmond.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Kokomo is a great place for general English literature students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Kokomo, IU Kokomo is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the English majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular General English Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Oakland University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general English literature schools in the Great Lakes Region . Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Rochester Hills.

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Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mount Mary University is a great place for general English literature students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Mount Mary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General English Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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University of Toledo

Toledo, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Toledo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General English Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Toledo is a fairly large public school located in the city of Toledo.

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Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Youngstown State University is a great place for general English literature students working on their graduate certificate. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the small city of Youngstown.

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Out of the 12 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Akron Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. University of Akron Main Campus is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Akron.

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Best General English Literature Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 729
Ohio 1,062
Illinois 1,251
Indiana 721
Wisconsin 680

General English Literature is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Writing Studies 12,529
English Literature (Other) 942
Literature 683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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).

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