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2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

24 Colleges
$34,177 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,842 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, English language and literature was ranked #19 in the country. In fact 9,566 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for English language and literature students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IUP are $18,207 a year.

Full English Language & Literature at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The Graduate Center, CUNY is a great value for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The Graduate Center graduate students pay an average of $23,640 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, The Graduate Center is ranked #5 for overall quality for English language and literature in the Middle Atlantic Region .

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Delaware is a great value for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.

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#4

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Duquesne University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value English language and literature schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Duquesne is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Duquesne are $24,534 a year.

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#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Temple University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value English language and literature schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $24,812 per year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Temple University

#6

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Morgan State 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. Morgan State is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Morgan State are $17,559 a year.

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University of Maryland - College Park ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

UMCP graduate students pay an average of $35,755 in tuition and fees each year.

UMCP also claimed a spot on our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full English Language & Literature at University of Maryland - College Park Report

#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell 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 #8 on the list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cornell also did well on our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#9

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton 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 #9 on the list. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the midsize suburb of Vestal.

Binghamton University graduate students pay an average of $25,570 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Binghamton University

#10

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 a year.

UPenn also took the #3 spot in our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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Best English Language & Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best English language and literature schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 829
Pennsylvania 458
Maryland 207
New Jersey 232
District of Columbia 67
Delaware 6

English Language & Literature Majors to Study

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

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 24 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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