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2023 Most Popular English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in New York

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

In 2020-2021, 829 degrees and certificates were awarded to English language and literature students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in New York to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the English Language & Literature program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the most popular school in New York for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in English language and literature at Columbia, 48% are male and 52% are female.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Columbia University in the City of New York

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular English language and literature schools in New York. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 59% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at The Graduate Center, CUNY

#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in English language and literature at University at Buffalo, 64% are male and 36% are female.

Full English Language & Literature at University at Buffalo Report

#4

New York University

New York, NY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular English language and literature schools in New York. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 50% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at New York University

#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Cornell University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular English language and literature schools in New York. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

Of the 9 students majoring in English language and literature at Cornell, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Cornell University

#6

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Albany.

Of the 6 students majoring in English language and literature at UAlbany, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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St John’s University - New York ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

University of Rochester

Rochester, NY

University of Rochester came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Rochester, University of Rochester is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in English language and literature at University of Rochester, 40% are male and 60% are female.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at University of Rochester

#7

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

About 60% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 40% are male.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Stony Brook University

#10

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

Binghamton University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the English language and literature majors at the school.

Full English Language & Literature at Binghamton University Report

Best English Language & Literature Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
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

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.

  • 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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