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2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$28,409 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,567 Avg Salary

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

English Language & Literature is the #17 most popular major in the country with 54,635 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in the New England 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

Check out the English language and literature graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New England Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in English Language & Literature

Our analysis found Salem State University to be the best value school for English language and literature students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Salem State is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Salem.

Salem State graduate students pay an average of $10,477 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Salem State University

Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern New Hampshire University landed the # 2 spot on the list. SNHU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Manchester.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SNHU are $19,470 a year.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in tuition and fees each year.

Harvard also took the #1 spot in our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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Out of the 5 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.

URI graduate students pay an average of $29,774 in tuition and fees each year.

Full English Language & Literature at University of Rhode Island Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value English language and literature schools in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of North Dartmouth, UMass Dartmouth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMass Dartmouth are $30,153 a year.

Full English Language & Literature at University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth Report

Best English Language & Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best English language and literature schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 1,623
Maine 266
Rhode Island 306
Massachusetts 2,015
Connecticut 666
Vermont 359

English Language & Literature Majors to Study

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

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 5 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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