ENGLISH / WRITING


Some people believe that English majors have a hard time settling into a career.  Maybe that’s because they have so many choices.  English/Writing majors can find work in creative fields, education, nonprofits, and businesses.  Their communications skills are particularly in demand in the corporate world.  The average earnings for English majors in the U.S. are $44,350.

You can get an English degree online, as well as writing courses and graduate certificates.  Even with a writing concentration, most online English degrees offer a well-rounded curriculum with an emphasis on both literature and composition.  Opportunities for English majors include:

  • Copywriter
  • Marketer
  • Public relations specialist
  • Teacher
  • Human resources manager
  • Editor
  • Journalist
  • Literary agent
  • Fiction writer
  • Dramaturge
  • Grant writer

Certificate in Professional Writing

University of Colorado Denver

$2,808.00 Request Information

UC Denver Online's Certificate in Professional Writing was created for those individuals who are looking to develop the understanding that is needed for thinking critically, reading carefully, solving problems creatively, and for writing with clarity, grace, and power.

This online professional certification program has been created to be a flexible, interdisciplinary program that offers students an opportunity to mold their this program to their specific career aspirations within any field, such as education, law, and editing.

Graduates of this online program will have the in-depth knowledge that is needed for succeeding as a writer when faced with diverse and complex writing challenges in any type of professional setting or graduate school.

Topics that are covered in this online certification program, include:

  • Grammar, Rhetoric and Style
  • Technical Writing
  • Advanced Composition
  • Advanced Composition
  • Business Writing
  • Magazine Writing

Accreditation Agency: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Bachelor of Arts in English

Regent University

$50,400.00 Request Information

Regent University's online Bachelor of Arts in English degree program takes an extensive look at the various components of the English language as it relates to the high value that is placed on God's words.

This includes:

  • Words
  • Phrases
  • Imaginative Literature
  • The process of writing

Students who chose to join the online bachelor's degree in English will develop a strong understanding of words, their combinations, and how it all works.

Using history, culture, ethnicity, gender, and interdisciplinary study, students contemplate the numerous expressions of human communication.

This online English degree grounds it study of the English language and its literature in the concepts of Christ, and offers its students the opportunity to understand the words of others, oneself, and God.

This is an excellent online degree for those individuals who are looking to develop a strong foundation in literature and composition, while at the same time honing their skills in reading, writing, critical analysis, and interpretation-all of which are key abilities in fields of law, communication, journalism, divinity, and the arts.

All applicants must have a High School Diploma or GED.

Accreditation Agency: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

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Bachelor of Arts in Organizational Management - English and Language Arts

Ashford University

$39,012.00 Request Information

Ashford University's Organizational Management program examines the human side of managing organizations, skill development in communication, group behavior, decision-making, human resource management and ethics. One of the best things about Ashford University's Organizational Management program is the student's ability to customize their degree to fit their professional and educational goals. Students with a background in English/Language Arts can transfer up to 12 credits of English/Language Arts coursework into their Organizational Management concentration, resulting in a dynamic degree comprised of complementing areas.

Students concentrating in English/Language Arts will develop a passion for the English language. These students will combine their English/Language Arts concentration with organizational skill development in communications, group behavior, decision making, human resource management and ethics, culminating in a well-rounded degree. In addition, Ashford University's transfer policy will allow you to transfer in your English/Language Arts credits no matter when you took them.

Applicants to this program must have a High school diploma or GED, be age 22 or older, have work experience, preferably full-time work experience and meet the writing proficiency standards of the College of External Studies.

Accreditation Agency: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics

UMassOnline

$13,890.90 Request Information

The online Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics degree program from UMassOnline offers individuals the opportunity to develop their understanding of the process of acquiring the English language as a second or subsequent language.

This is an excellent degree for those individuals who interested in examining the cross-cultural relationships and inter-ethnic components of languages.

This program offers courses in:

  • Basic and contrastive linguistics
  • Psycholinguistics
  • Sociolinguistics and cross-cultural perspectives
  • Teaching methodology for elementary, secondary, and adult education programs

All applicants must have a bachelor's degree to be admitted to this degree program.

Accreditation Agency: New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Institutions of Higher Education

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Bachelor of Arts in Social Science - English/Language Arts

Ashford University

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Earn a Bachelor of Arts in Social Science (BA/SS) - English/Language Arts degree from Ashford University, and develop a sound understanding of the society we live in - individuals, families, communities, governments, and cultures - from various perspectives. With this degree students are able to obtain a multidisciplinary approach to the social sciences by applying different outlooks combined and applied with real world issues.

Students can transfer up to 12 approved credits of English/Language Arts coursework to qualify as their concentration in the Social Science degree program. This program will aid students in increasing their knowledge and passion of the English Language through supplementing their studies in Social Science resulting for a well-rounded degree. Every student will be glad to know that they can transfer in these approved credits no matter when they took them so the credit they've already earned will not go unused. Each students that graduates from Ashford with this dynamic degree that will enhance your opportunity for promotion within your chosen field.

Applicants to this program must have a High school diploma or GED, be age 22 or older, have work experience, preferably full-time work experience and meet the writing proficiency standards of the College of External Studies.

Accreditation Agency: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies - English

Ellis University

$55,875.00 Request Information

Ellis University's online Bachelor of Science (BS) in Interdisciplinary Studies - English offers students an online degree program that will allow them to develop a program of study that will fit their future professional and personal goals.

The focus of this online English degree program is to prepare students with the skills that are need to understand the processes of applying creative and critical thinking, which is crucial to succeeding in today's rapidly changing professional world.

This online degree in English has been created to offer its students a flexible education that will be a strong asset in our ever-changing economy. Individuals who have a strong control over the process of creating clear thought, strong writing, editing, and speaking skills are in high demand, and this online degree will enable students with those skills.

This fully online program offers students a variety of courses from the field of English, including:

  • Literature
  • Writing
  • The Art of Poetry
  • The Art of Drama
  • The Art of Fiction
  • The Art of Prose: Scientific and Technical Literature
  • Shakespeare
  • The African-American Writer in American Literature
  • Multicultural Literature
  • Business Writing
  • Writing for Technical Professions

All applicants must have some completed college credits from a qualified institution and a minimum of 3 years work experience.

Accreditation Agency: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission

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Bachelor of Arts in English - Professional Writing

Ellis University

$55,875.00 Request Information

Are you looking for an online degree program that will help you to develop the crucial communication and critical thinking skills that are necessary for succeeding in any business or organization? Then the online Bachelor of Arts in English - Professional Writing degree program form Ellis University is the program for you.

This fully online professional writing degree program offers a unique curriculum that covers a variety of courses, including:

  • Workshop in Publication
  • Writing for Publication
  • Advanced Technical Writing
  • Advanced Writing and Editing
  • Seminar in Professional Writing
  • Writing for the Web
  • Survey of Technical and Professional Document Production

This fully online professional writing degree program has been specifically designed to offers individuals an opportunity to not only develop their writing skills, but also create their own course of study through the option of studying within a second field.

All applicants must have some completed college credits from a qualified institution and a minimum of 3 years work experience.

Accreditation Agency: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission

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Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies - Technical Writing

Ellis University

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Ellis University's online Bachelor of Science (BS) in Interdisciplinary Studies - Technical Writing degree program is an excellent opportunity for those individuals who are looking for a way to customize their degree, while developing an in-depth appreciation for the various aspects of Technical Communication.

This program offers students a variety of technical writing courses, including:

  • The Art of Prose: Scientific and Technical Literature
  • Writing for the Technical Professions
  • Advanced Technical Writing
  • Survey of Technical and Professional Document Production

Ellis's technical communications program has been created to aid students in their development of the necessary skills that are required for obtaining and succeeding in a career as a technical communicator in any professional environment, such as the technology and science sectors, or in the field of technical copywriting.

All applicants must have some completed college credits from a qualified institution and a minimum of 3 years work experience.

Accreditation Agency: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, The Higher Learning Commission

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Bachelor of Arts in English - Professional Writing

Cardean University

$51,085.00 Request Information

Cardean University offers a B.A. in English - Professional Writing degree program that requires 120 credit hours of study. Tuition is $425 per credit, with most courses being worth 3 credits. There is an $85 application fee.

Accreditation Agency: Distance Education and Training Council, Accrediting Commission

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Graduate Certificate in Teaching Writing Intensive Courses

Roosevelt University

$11,055.00 Request Information

Roosevelt University's online Graduate Certificate in in Teaching Writing Intensive Courses offer individuals who are K-12 teachers the opportunity to participate in a certificate program that is focused on their abilities to teach writing in the K-12 schools as well as community colleges.

This fully online writing course has been designed to aid students in exploring cutting edge research as well as implementing best practices instruction.

With the use of new technologies, this online writing certification program offers teachers an opportunity to learn the skills that are needed in college writing as well as develop a sound foundation in the new guidelines for teaching writing intensive courses.

This online teaching writing program offers students in courses in:

  • Studies in Composition Theory
  • Using Technology to Teach Writing Across the Curriculum
  • Teaching Writing Intensive Courses

Accreditation Agency: North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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