2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
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 Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
Top 10 Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for English language and literature students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $20,743 per year.
ECU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spalding University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Spalding are $12,106 per year.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Western Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value English language and literature schools in the Southeast Region . WCU is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Cullowhee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WCU are $17,887 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NKU are $15,594 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arkansas. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UARK are $22,563 a year.
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University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNC Charlotte also did well on our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Auburn University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.
Auburn graduate students pay an average of $31,986 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Auburn also did well on our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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With a ranking of #8, University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well on this year’s best value schools for English language and literature students working on their graduate certificate. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Little Rock.
UA Little Rock graduate students pay an average of $14,884 in tuition and fees each year.
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Old Dominion University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Old Dominion graduate students pay an average of $33,288 in tuition and fees each year.
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George Mason University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate English language and literature programs. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GMU are $37,956 a year.
GMU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Request InformationBest English Language & Literature Colleges by State
Explore the best English language and literature schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1,480 |
| West Virginia | 288 |
| Mississippi | 331 |
| South Carolina | 590 |
| Florida | 2,381 |
| Virginia | 1,778 |
| Arkansas | 411 |
| Alabama | 640 |
| Kentucky | 523 |
| Georgia | 1,179 |
| Tennessee | 834 |
| Louisiana | 572 |
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Majors Related to English Language & Literature
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 14 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.