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2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in California

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$11,939 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,567 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 912 degrees and certificates were awarded to English language and literature students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in California 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.

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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

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

2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in English Language & Literature

Our analysis found California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo to be the best value school for English language and literature students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. Located in the small suburb of San Luis Obispo, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are $11,629 a year.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in California list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means California State University - Long Beach is a great value for English language and literature students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSULB are $8,280 per year.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $9,570 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Antioch University - Los Angeles. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Antioch University - Los Angeles is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Culver City.

Antioch University - Los Angeles graduate students pay an average of $18,276 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value English Language & Literature Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value English Language & Literature Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 138
Oregon 92
Nevada 49
Hawaii 11
Alaska 16

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 4 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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