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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$30,719 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,842 Avg Salary

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

With 87 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, general English literature is the #58 most popular major in Missouri.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Missouri 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 Missouri

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

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

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the best value school for general English literature students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Missouri. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Mizzou are $11,255 a year.

Full General English Literature at University of Missouri - Columbia Report

#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great value for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SLU are $22,614 a year.

SLU did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri list.

Read full report on General English Literature at Saint Louis University

Out of the 3 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at WUSTL are $58,288 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, WUSTL is ranked #1 for overall quality for English in Missouri.

Read full report on General English Literature at Washington University in St Louis

Best Value General English Literature Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 76
Iowa 21
Kansas 70
Nebraska 48
North Dakota 9
South Dakota 5

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 3 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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