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2023 Most Popular Literature Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Literature Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 683 people earned a degree or certificate in literature, making the major the #266 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Literature Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the United States 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 Literature program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Literature Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the United States for literature students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 60% of the literature majors at the school.

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#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 80% of the literature majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public college with a very large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Union Institute & University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular literature schools in the United States. Union is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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#4

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Kentucky University landed the # 4 spot on the list. NKU is a large public school located in the large suburb of Highland Heights.

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#4

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Youngstown, Youngstown State University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 4 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

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#4

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Michigan State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hamline University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list. Hamline is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
General English Literature 40,481
Writing Studies 12,529
English Literature (Other) 942

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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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