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2023 Most Popular General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

General English Literature is the #50 most popular major in the country with 4,966 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. 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 Most Popular General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs 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.

Check out the English doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the most popular school for general English literature students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

Of the 11 students majoring in English at UMass Amherst, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 12 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

Women make up 71% of the English majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general English literature schools in the New England Region . URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

Women make up 71% of the English majors at the school.

Full General English Literature at University of Rhode Island Report

#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general English literature schools in the New England Region . Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

Women make up 29% of the English majors at the school.

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#5

Tufts University

Medford, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Tufts University is a great place for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in English at Tufts, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general English literature schools in the New England Region . UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

About 67% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 33% are male.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Northeastern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 20% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 80% are male.

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#9

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

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

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

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#10

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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Best General English Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best general English literature colleges for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 177
Connecticut 60
Rhode Island 17
New Hampshire 454
Maine 6
Vermont 32

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 12 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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