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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$23,710 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.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in the Southeast 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.

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 the Southeast Region

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

Top 10 Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for English language and literature students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the small city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ECU are $20,743 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, ECU is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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#2

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spalding University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Spalding are $12,106 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Western Carolina University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value English language and literature schools in the Southeast Region . WCU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Cullowhee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at WCU are $17,887 a year.

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#4

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northern Kentucky University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value English language and literature schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NKU are $15,594 per year.

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#5

University of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Out of the 14 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arkansas landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Fayetteville, UARK is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UARK are $22,563 a year.

Full English Language & Literature at University of Arkansas Report

University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate English language and literature programs. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Charlotte also is in the top 15% of our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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#7

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the small city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Auburn are $31,986 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Auburn also is in the top 5% of our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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University of Arkansas at Little Rock landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate English language and literature programs. UA Little Rock is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Little Rock.

UA Little Rock graduate students pay an average of $14,884 in tuition and fees each year.

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#9

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Old Dominion are $33,288 per year.

Full English Language & Literature at Old Dominion University Report

#10

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate English language and literature programs. Located in the large suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

GMU graduate students pay an average of $37,956 in tuition and fees each year.

GMU also claimed a spot on our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

Full English Language & Literature at George Mason University Report

Best English Language & Literature Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 57
Florida 394
North Carolina 330
Virginia 292
Tennessee 145
Georgia 129
South Carolina 75
Louisiana 134
West Virginia 33
Kentucky 135
Arkansas 79
Alabama 115

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 14 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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