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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$12,021 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,567 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 135 degrees and certificates were awarded to English language and literature students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Kentucky ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Kentucky 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. 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.

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

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

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

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

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kentucky the best value school in Kentucky for English language and literature students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lexington, UK is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UK graduate students pay an average of $13,674 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UK is ranked #2 for overall quality for English language and literature in Kentucky.

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#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky list. Located in the suburb of Highland Heights, NKU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

NKU graduate students pay an average of $10,284 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Spalding University

Louisville, KY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Spalding University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value English language and literature schools in Kentucky. Located in the city of Louisville, Spalding is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Spalding are $12,106 per year.

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Best Value English Language & Literature Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 57
Florida 394
Virginia 292
Tennessee 145
North Carolina 330
Georgia 129
West Virginia 33
Louisiana 134
South Carolina 75
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

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 3 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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