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2023 Best Value General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

124 Colleges
$20,736 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,842 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 4,966 people earned a degree or certificate in general English literature, making the major the #50 most popular in the United States.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 124 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for English 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 General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the English doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 15% Best General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for general English literature students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Illinois State are $11,773 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a great value for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IUP are $18,207 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools list. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, The Graduate Center also did well on our Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 124 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a large student population.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Marquette are $21,960 per year.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general English literature programs. Located in the large city of Houston, UH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Delaware did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. UD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Newark.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.

UD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Nebraska - Lincoln did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNL are $19,541 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general English literature programs. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

UT Austin excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

Full General English Literature at The University of Texas at Austin Report

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at BGSU are $15,823 per year.

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University of Southern Mississippi landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree general English literature programs. Located in the small city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 a year.

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#13

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Texas Tech University 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 #13 on the list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the large city of Lubbock.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.

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#14

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Purdue are $28,794 a year.

Purdue excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools list.

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Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M College Station are $24,106 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas A&M College Station also did well on our Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on General English Literature at Texas A&M University - College Station

Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #16 on this year’s Best Value General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#17

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

With a ranking of #17, Duquesne University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Duquesne are $24,534 a year.

Read full report on General English Literature at Duquesne University

University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #17 on this year’s Best Value General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UW - Madison also is in the top 15% of our Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.

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Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
19 Murray State University Murray, KY
19 University of Washington - Seattle Campus Seattle, WA
21 Northeastern University Boston, MA
22 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
23 The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX
24 Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX

General English Literature by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

General English Literature is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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