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2023 Most Popular General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Plains States Region 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular General English Literature Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Nebraska - Lincoln to be the most popular school for general English literature students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lincoln, UNL is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 33% of the English majors at the school.

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#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in the Plains States Region for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 89% of the English majors at the school.

Full General English Literature at University of Iowa Report

Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region 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 college with a large student population.

Women make up 38% of the English majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - Columbia helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general English literature schools in the Plains States Region . Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

Of the 7 students majoring in English at Mizzou, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full General English Literature at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Report

#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general English literature schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#7

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#7

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota 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 #7 on the list. Located in the distant town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full General English Literature at University of South Dakota Report

#9

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Kansas State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general English literature programs. K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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#9

University of North Dakota

Grand Forks, ND

University of North Dakota landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general English literature programs. UND is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Grand Forks.

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Best General English Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best general English literature colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 87
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.

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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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