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2023 Most Popular Literature Doctor's Degree Schools

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In 2020-2021, 162 people earned a degree or certificate in literature, making the major the #238 most popular in the United States.

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 Literature Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the United States 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 Literature program at each school on the list.

Check out the literature doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

Our analysis found Center for Advanced Studies On Puerto Rico and the Caribbean to be the most popular school for literature students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Located in the city of San Juan, Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y El Caribe is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 73% of the students majoring in literature at the school are women while 27% are male.

Full Literature at Center for Advanced Studies On Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Report

#2

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for literature students working on their doctor’s degree. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

About 44% of the students majoring in literature at the school are women while 56% are male.

Full Literature at New York University Report

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular literature schools in the United States. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Literature at University of California - San Diego

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Literature is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Literature

Related Major Annual Graduates
General English Literature 4,966
Writing Studies 4,263
English Literature (Other) 175

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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