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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$18,193 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southwest Region 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. 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.

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

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

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for English language and literature students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Skysong are $9,982 per year.

ASU - Skysong also made our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Arizona State University - Skysong

#2

St. Mary's University

San Antonio, TX

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at St. Mary’s are $19,846 per year.

St. Mary’s did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at St. Mary’s University

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Texas Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value English language and literature schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas Tech are $17,698 a year.

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

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Texas helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value English language and literature schools in the Southwest Region . UNT is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Denton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNT are $15,600 per year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Sam Houston State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value English language and literature schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Huntsville, SHSU is a public school with a very large student population.

SHSU graduate students pay an average of $16,009 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Sam Houston State University

University of Houston - Downtown came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UH Downtown graduate students pay an average of $15,991 in tuition and fees each year.

Full English Language & Literature at University of Houston - Downtown Report

With a ranking of #7, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on this year’s best value schools for English language and literature students working on their graduate certificate. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school located in the town of Commerce.

Texas A&M Commerce graduate students pay an average of $14,682 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #8, Northern Arizona University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for English language and literature students working on their graduate certificate. NAU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Flagstaff.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at NAU are $20,125 a year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Northern Arizona University

Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate English language and literature programs. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 per year.

Full English Language & Literature at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UTSA are $27,560 a year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at The University of Texas at San Antonio

Best English Language & Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best English language and literature colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 267
Texas 542
Oklahoma 58
New Mexico 68

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 10 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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