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2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

61 Colleges
$16,273 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,567 Avg Salary

Finding the Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 54,635 people earned a degree or certificate in English language and literature, making the major the #17 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 61 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for English language and literature students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for English language and literature majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top 10 Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the United States for English language and literature students working on their graduate certificate. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, ASU - Skysong also did well on our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full English Language & Literature at Arizona State University - Skysong Report

#2

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means McDaniel College is a great value for English language and literature students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at McDaniel are $9,568 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, McDaniel is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great value for English language and literature students working on their graduate certificate. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato also did well on our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#4

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend St. Mary’s University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list. St. Mary's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Mary’s are $19,846 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, St. Mary’s is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#5

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Youngstown State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 per year.

Full English Language & Literature at Youngstown State University Report

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate English language and literature programs. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

BGSU graduate students pay an average of $15,823 in tuition and fees each year.

Full English Language & Literature at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus Report

Missouri State University - Springfield landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate English language and literature programs. Missouri State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 a year.

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#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 per year.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for English language and literature students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE
12 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX

English Language & Literature by Region

View the Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

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

English Language & Literature Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General English Literature 40,481
Writing Studies 12,529
English Literature (Other) 942
Literature 683

Majors Similar to English Language & Literature

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mike Hazard.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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