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2023 Best General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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$51,842 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General English Literature Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general English literature was ranked #50 in the country. In fact 4,966 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 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 23 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best General English Literature Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named The Graduate Center, CUNY the best school in the Middle Atlantic Region for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #6, New York University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Princeton University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree general English literature programs. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#9

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

Duquesne University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree general English literature programs. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#10

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general English literature students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. University of Rochester is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Rochester.

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Best General English Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best general English literature schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 364
Pennsylvania 248
Maryland 71
New Jersey 121
District of Columbia 45
Delaware 6

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general English literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Writing Studies 4,263
English Literature (Other) 175
Literature 162

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 23 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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