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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

30 Colleges
$29,324 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,842 Avg Salary

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. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 30 schools in the Southeast Region 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 the Southeast Region

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Southern Mississippi the best value school in the Southeast Region for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Hattiesburg, Southern Miss is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southern Miss are $11,204 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Murray State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Murray State graduate students pay an average of $14,544 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at University of Virginia are $33,520 per year.

University of Virginia also took the #3 spot in our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

USF Tampa graduate students pay an average of $21,126 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Memphis is a great value for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Memphis, UofM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UofM are $14,544 a year.

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#5

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

Out of the 30 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Virginia Tech landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Virginia Tech graduate students pay an average of $31,443 in tuition and fees each year.

Virginia Tech also claimed a spot on our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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With a ranking of #7, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Louisiana State University are $29,966 a year.

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#8

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

Old Dominion University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Old Dominion are $33,288 per year.

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#9

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

East Carolina 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. Located in the city of Greenville, ECU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at ECU are $20,743 a year.

Full English Language & Literature at East Carolina University Report

With a ranking of #10, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best value schools for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 a year.

UNC Chapel Hill also claimed a spot on our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 57
Florida 394
North Carolina 330
Virginia 292
Tennessee 145
Georgia 129
South Carolina 75
Louisiana 134
West Virginia 33
Kentucky 135
Arkansas 79
Alabama 115

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 25 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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