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2023 Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools

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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 2023 rankings named Southern New Hampshire University the most popular online school in the United States for English language and literature students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly 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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East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend East Carolina University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Harvard University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best English language and literature schools in the United States. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

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

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The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - East helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best English language and literature schools in the United States. 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a great place for English language and literature students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school 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 landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate English language and literature programs. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small 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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With a ranking of #7, University of Maryland - Baltimore did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for English language and literature students working on their online graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Baltimore, UMB is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

University of Arkansas ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very 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 landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate English language and literature programs. 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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Radford University

Radford, VA

Radford University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online graduate certificate English language and literature programs. 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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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.

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