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2023 Most Popular General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

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

General English Literature is the #52 most popular major in Illinois with 197 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the General English Literature program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for English majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

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

Women make up 64% of the English majors at the school.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 75% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Women make up 56% of the English majors at the school.

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Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 57% of the English majors at the school.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

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

Women make up 67% of the English majors at the school.

Read full report on General English Literature at Northwestern University

Loyola University Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 50% of the English majors at the school.

Read full report on General English Literature at Loyola University Chicago

Southern Illinois University Carbondale came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 25% are male.

Read full report on General English Literature at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Northern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for general English literature students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the English majors at the school.

Read full report on General English Literature at Northern Illinois University

Best General English Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular General English Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 65
Ohio 206
Indiana 140
Wisconsin 68

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 8 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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