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2023 Best Value General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$24,769 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,842 Avg Salary

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

General English Literature is the #51 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 248 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used 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 Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for English majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in General English Literature

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus the best value school in Pennsylvania for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. IUP is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at IUP are $12,618 a year.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Temple University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

Temple graduate students pay an average of $18,278 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Duquesne University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general English literature schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Duquesne graduate students pay an average of $24,534 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Pitt are $25,248 per year.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UPenn are $42,932 a year.

UPenn also took the #2 spot in our Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

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Best Value General English Literature Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value General English Literature Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

Majors Similar to English

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 5 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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