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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$20,023 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.

The Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States 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 Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in English Language & Literature

Our 2023 rankings named Minnesota State University - Mankato the best value school in the Plains States Region for English language and literature students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Minnesota State Mankato graduate students pay an average of $9,308 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Minnesota State Mankato also did well on our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Minnesota State University - Mankato

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Missouri State University - Springfield. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Springfield, Missouri State is a public school with a very large student population.

Missouri State graduate students pay an average of $12,618 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Missouri State University - Springfield

Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nebraska at Omaha landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNOMAHA are $16,374 per year.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa also did well on our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at University of Iowa

Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Columbia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Mizzou graduate students pay an average of $28,550 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Mizzou is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best English Language & Literature Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#6

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

With a ranking of #6, Kansas State 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 small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at K -State are $23,949 per year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Kansas State University

Emporia State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for English language and literature students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Emporia, ESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ESU are $18,353 a year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Emporia State University

University of Missouri - St Louis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for English language and literature students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a large student population.

UMSL graduate students pay an average of $30,756 in tuition and fees each year.

Full English Language & Literature at University of Missouri - St Louis Report

Best English Language & Literature Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 82
Missouri 237
Minnesota 168
Iowa 151
North Dakota 11
Nebraska 71
South Dakota 5

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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