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2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$26,603 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,842 Avg Salary

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

English Language & Literature is the #21 most popular major in Illinois with 305 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in Illinois to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for English language and literature students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in English Language & Literature

Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for English language and literature students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Illinois State are $9,773 a year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Illinois State University

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great value for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NIU are $11,390 a year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Northern Illinois University

Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 3 spot on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $17,823 per year.

UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 a year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Loyola University Chicago

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UIC graduate students pay an average of $17,277 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Carbondale, SIUC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SIUC are $16,162 a year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Southern Illinois University Carbondale

#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago 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 #7 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

UChicago graduate students pay an average of $63,936 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UChicago not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Northwestern are $56,567 a year.

Northwestern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Northwestern University

Best Value English Language & Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value English Language & Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 193
Ohio 339
Wisconsin 81
Michigan 163

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 8 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mike Hazard.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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