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2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$19,067 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,567 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, English language and literature was ranked #17 in the country. In fact 54,635 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for English language and literature students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Far Western US Region

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in English Language & Literature

Our analysis found California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo to be the best value school for English language and literature students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $21,133 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also is in the top 15% of our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 per year.

Full English Language & Literature at San Diego State University Report

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSULB are $17,784 a year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at California State University - Long Beach

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Antioch University - Los Angeles. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Culver City, Antioch University - Los Angeles is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Antioch University - Los Angeles are $18,276 per year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Antioch University - Los Angeles

Best English Language & Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best English language and literature colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 7,609
Washington 896
Oregon 524
Hawaii 111
Nevada 290
Alaska 52

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 4 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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