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Doctor’s Degrees in Literature

20 Yearly Graduations
60% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
A doctor's degree in literature is offered at 3 colleges in the United States. Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 65% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Also, 15.0% of literature graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Literature Majors

In 2020-2021, 20 doctor's degrees were awarded to literature majors. This earns it the #190 spot on the list of the most popular doctor's degree programs in the nation.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in literature at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 116
Graduate Certificate 26
Doctor’s Degree 20

Earnings of Literature Majors With Doctor’s Degrees

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for literature majors who have their doctor's degree is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their doctor's degree in literature. About 60.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 8
Women 12
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The racial-ethnic distribution of literature doctor’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 3
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1
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There are 3 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in literature. Learn more about the most popular 3 below:

11 Yearly Graduations
73% Women

Center for Advanced Studies On Puerto Rico and the Caribbean tops the list of the most popular school in the U.S. for literature majors who are seeking their doctor's degree. Roughly 500 attend the school each year. The literature program at Center for Advanced Studies On Puerto Rico and the Caribbean awarded 11 doctor's degrees during the 2020-2021 school year. Of these students, 73% were women and 100% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

#2

New York University

New York, New York
9 Yearly Graduations
44% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The 2nd most popular school in the country for literature majors who are seeking their doctor's degree is New York University. Each year, around 52,700 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $53,770 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $35,982 per year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 people received their doctor's degree in literature from NYU. Around 22% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 44% were women.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to literature that offer doctor’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
General English Literature 924
Writing Studies 129
Other English Literature 19

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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