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2023 Best Value General English Literature Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

17 Colleges
$22,606 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best General English Literature Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 4,966 people earned a degree or certificate in general English literature, making the major the #50 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value General English Literature Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for English students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value General English Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value General English Literature Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best General English Literature Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

Our 2023 rankings named St. Mary’s University the best value school in the United States for general English literature students working on their graduate certificate. St. Mary's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Antonio.

St. Mary’s graduate students pay an average of $19,846 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, St. Mary’s is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best General English Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general English literature schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general English literature schools in the United States. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SHSU are $16,009 per year.

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#4

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, CO

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Colorado Mesa University is a great value for general English literature students working on their graduate certificate. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Junction.

Colorado Mesa graduate students pay an average of $14,535 in tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 17 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo landed the # 5 spot on the list. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a very large public school located in the suburb of San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo graduate students pay an average of $21,133 in tuition and fees each year.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo also claimed a spot on our Best General English Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general English literature students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a large student population.

Texas A&M Commerce graduate students pay an average of $14,682 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Houston - Downtown landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate general English literature programs. UH Downtown is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Houston.

UH Downtown graduate students pay an average of $15,991 in tuition and fees each year.

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Western Carolina University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general English literature students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. 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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Indiana University - East did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general English literature students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. IU East is a small public school located in the rural area of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IU East are $18,592 a year.

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University of Missouri - Columbia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general English literature students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $28,550 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Mizzou also did well on our Best General English Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full General English Literature at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

General English Literature by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

General English Literature is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Writing Studies 4,263
English Literature (Other) 175
Literature 162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 17 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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