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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$9,978 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,567 Avg Salary

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

English Language & Literature is the #21 most popular major in Illinois with 305 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for English language and literature students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for English language and literature majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

#1

Eastern Illinois University

Charleston, IL

Our 2023 rankings named Eastern Illinois University the best value school in Illinois for English language and literature students working on their graduate certificate. EIU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Charleston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at EIU are $10,640 per year.

Full English Language & Literature at Eastern Illinois University Report

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 English language and literature schools in Illinois. Located in the suburb of Edwardsville, SIUE is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville

Best Value English Language & Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 193
Ohio 339
Wisconsin 81
Michigan 163

English Language & Literature Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General English Literature 4,966
Writing Studies 4,263
English Literature (Other) 175
Literature 162

Majors Similar to English Language & Literature

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 2 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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