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2023 Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools

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$33,567 Avg Salary

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 35 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for English language and literature majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Southern New Hampshire University to be the most popular school for English language and literature students who want to pursue an online graduate certificate in the United States. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#2

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Out of the 35 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, East Carolina University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 78% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 35 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana University - East is a great place for English language and literature students working on their online graduate certificate. IU East is a small public school located in the rural area of Richmond.

Women make up 84% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 7% are male.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

About 77% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 23% are male.

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University of Maryland - Baltimore landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate English language and literature programs. Located in the city of Baltimore, UMB is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 50% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

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#8

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Maranatha Baptist University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Watertown, MBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 83% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

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#9

Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Radford is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Radford.

Of the 6 students majoring in English language and literature at Radford, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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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 26 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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