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2023 Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Undergraduate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Undergraduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online undergraduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Panola College

Carthage, TX

Our analysis found Panola College to be the most popular school for English language and literature students who want to pursue an online undergraduate certificate in the United States. Located in the distant town of Carthage, Panola College is a public school with a small student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 47% are male.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Panola College

Out of the 3 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 74% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

Full English Language & Literature at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online English Language & Literature Undergraduate Certificate Schools list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at University of Pennsylvania

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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 3 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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