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2023 Most Popular General English Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best General English Literature Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,251 degrees and certificates were awarded to general English literature students who went to a Illinois college or university. This makes it the #30 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular General English Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Illinois to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the English graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named Southern Illinois University Edwardsville the most popular school in Illinois for general English literature students working on their graduate certificate. SIUE is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Edwardsville.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Northwestern University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general English literature schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 3 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Springfield landed the # 2 spot on the list. UIS is a small public school located in the city of Springfield.

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Best General English Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular General English Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general English literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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