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2023 Best English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

English Language & Literature is the #19 most popular major in the country with 9,566 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for English language and literature majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the best school in the New England Region for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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#2

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northeastern University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, Northeastern is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Tufts University

Medford, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#5

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Boston College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best English language and literature schools in the New England Region . Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for English language and literature students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s best schools for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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#8

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree English language and literature programs. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

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#9

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

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#10

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, RI

With a ranking of #10, University of Rhode Island did quite well on this year’s best schools for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

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Best English Language & Literature Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 428
Rhode Island 35
Connecticut 97
New Hampshire 720
Maine 34
Vermont 179

English Language & Literature Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General English Literature 4,966
Writing Studies 4,263
English Literature (Other) 175
Literature 162

Majors Similar to English Language & Literature

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mike Hazard.

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