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Most Popular General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

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

In 2020-2021, 176 degrees and certificates were awarded to general English literature students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #37 most popular major in the state.

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.

The Most Popular General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in North Carolina 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.

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the most popular school in North Carolina for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

Of the 11 students majoring in English at Duke, 55% are male and 45% are female.

Read full report on General English Literature at Duke University

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general English literature schools in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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

Read full report on General English Literature at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Greensboro helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general English literature schools in North Carolina. UNC Greensboro is a large public school located in the city of Greensboro.

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

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Best General English Literature Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 94
Florida 157
Georgia 69
Tennessee 123
Kentucky 75
Louisiana 100
Alabama 71
South Carolina 40
Mississippi 42
Arkansas 27
West Virginia 15

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 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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