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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$11,735 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,842 Avg Salary

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

English Language & Literature is the #13 most popular major in Iowa with 151 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 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 Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Iowa 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. 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.

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

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

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

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

Our analysis found Iowa State University to be the best value school for English language and literature students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Iowa. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the small city of Ames.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa State are $11,404 per year.

Iowa State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

Iowa graduate students pay an average of $12,065 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Iowa not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

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Best Value English Language & Literature Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 82
Missouri 237
Minnesota 168
North Dakota 11
Nebraska 71
South Dakota 5

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 2 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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