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2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$34,182 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,567 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, English language and literature was ranked #19 in the country. In fact 9,566 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 the Middle Atlantic Region

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.

Best Middle Atlantic Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in English Language & Literature

#1

McDaniel College

Westminster, MD

Our 2023 rankings named McDaniel College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for English language and literature students working on their graduate certificate. McDaniel is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Westminster.

McDaniel graduate students pay an average of $9,568 in tuition and fees each year.

McDaniel 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 the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at McDaniel College

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the suburb of Millersville, Millersville is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Millersville are $16,794 per year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Millersville University of Pennsylvania

#3

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stony Brook University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SUNY Stony Brook are $25,628 a year.

Full English Language & Literature at Stony Brook University Report

#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Johns Hopkins University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value English language and literature schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 per year.

Johns Hopkins excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Johns Hopkins University

#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University at Buffalo is a great value for English language and literature students working on their graduate certificate. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

University at Buffalo graduate students pay an average of $26,178 in tuition and fees each year.

Full English Language & Literature at University at Buffalo Report

#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate English language and literature programs. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NYU are $38,206 a year.

Full English Language & Literature at New York University Report

Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Columbia are $52,924 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Columbia also did well on our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full English Language & Literature at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #8, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for English language and literature students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Syracuse are $42,954 a year.

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Best English Language & Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best English language and literature schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 829
Pennsylvania 458
Maryland 207
New Jersey 232
District of Columbia 67
Delaware 6

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 8 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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