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Finding the Best Literature Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 162 people earned a degree or certificate in literature, making the major the #238 most popular in the United States.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Literature Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Literature program at each school on the list.

Check out the literature graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for literature students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

About 60% of the students majoring in literature at the school are women while 40% are male.

Full Literature at Harvard University Report

#2

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stony Brook University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

About 80% of the students majoring in literature at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis landed the # 3 spot on the list. IUPUI is a very large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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#4

University at Albany

Albany, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albany.

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#4

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a large student population.

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#4

Hamline University

Saint Paul, MN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Hamline University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular literature schools in the United States. Located in the city of Saint Paul, Hamline is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Literature at Hamline University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular literature schools in the United States. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 12 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Union Institute & University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Union is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Youngstown State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list. Youngstown State University is a large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular literature schools in the United States. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Full Literature at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

Literature by Region

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

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

Majors Similar to Literature

Related Major Annual Graduates
General English Literature 4,966
Writing Studies 4,263
English Literature (Other) 175

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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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