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2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

61 Colleges
$16,273 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,567 Avg Salary

Finding the Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate School for You

English Language & Literature is the #19 most popular major in the country with 9,566 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 61 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for English language and literature students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

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

Check out the English language and literature graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Skysong the best value school in the United States for English language and literature students working on their graduate certificate. ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the city of Scottsdale.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.

ASU - Skysong also claimed a spot on our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#2

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McDaniel College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Westminster, McDaniel is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at McDaniel are $9,568 a year.

McDaniel also claimed a spot on our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full English Language & Literature at McDaniel College Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value English language and literature schools in the United States. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Minnesota State Mankato are $9,308 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#4

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means St. Mary’s University is a great value for English language and literature students working on their graduate certificate. St. Mary's is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Antonio.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Mary’s are $19,846 per year.

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

Read full report on English Language & Literature at St. Mary’s University

#5

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Out of the 61 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Youngstown State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Youngstown State University are $6,931 a year.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 a year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus

With a ranking of #7, Missouri State University - Springfield did quite well on this year’s best value schools for English language and literature students working on their graduate certificate. Missouri State is a very large public school located in the city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Missouri State are $12,618 a year.

Full English Language & Literature at Missouri State University - Springfield Report

#8

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for English language and literature students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.

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Southern Illinois University Edwardsville did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for English language and literature students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SIUE are $9,316 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for English language and literature students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.

UNT graduate students pay an average of $15,600 in tuition and fees each year.

Full English Language & Literature at University of North Texas Report

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great value schools for English Language & Literature graduate students seeking value that almost earned our Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE
12 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX

English Language & Literature by Region

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Region
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 4,966
Writing Studies 4,263
English Literature (Other) 175
Literature 162

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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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