2023 Most Popular English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
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English Language & Literature is the #19 most popular major in the country with 9,566 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Most Popular English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 34 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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2023 Most Popular English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the English language and literature doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .
Top 10 Most Popular English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Florida State University to be the most popular school for English language and literature students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 27 students majoring in English language and literature at Florida State, 37% are male and 63% are female.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Murray State University is a great place for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Murray, Murray State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Women make up 72% of the English language and literature majors at the school.
Full English Language & Literature at Murray State University Report
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great place for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
Women make up 45% of the English language and literature majors at the school.
Full English Language & Literature at Duke University Report
Out of the 34 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 73% of the English language and literature majors at the school.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Florida is a great place for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.
Women make up 80% of the English language and literature majors at the school.
Full English Language & Literature at University of Florida Report
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Georgia State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular English language and literature schools in the Southeast Region . Georgia State is a very large public school located in the large city of Atlanta.
Women make up 70% of the English language and literature majors at the school.
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With a ranking of #7, The University of Tennessee - Knoxville did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Knoxville is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Knoxville.
About 67% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 33% are male.
University of South Florida - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the city of Tampa.
About 89% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 11% are male.
With a ranking of #7, University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
Women make up 67% of the English language and literature majors at the school.
Old Dominion University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for English language and literature students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Old Dominion is a public school with a very large student population.
About 86% of the students majoring in English language and literature at the school are women while 14% are male.
Full English Language & Literature at Old Dominion University Report
Best English Language & Literature Colleges by State
Explore the best English language and literature schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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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 |
Majors Related to English Language & Literature
English Language & Literature Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 |
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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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