2023 Best General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Finding the Best General English Literature Doctor's Degree School for You
General English Literature is the #26 most popular major in the country with 40,481 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.
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2023 Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The following schools top our list of the Best General English Literature Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Notre Dame the best school in the Great Lakes Region for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marquette University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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Michigan State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #7 on this year’s Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general English literature students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
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With a ranking of #9, Illinois State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #10 on this year’s Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
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Explore the best general English literature schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 729 |
| Ohio | 1,062 |
| Illinois | 1,251 |
| Indiana | 721 |
| Wisconsin | 680 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to English
General English Literature is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to English
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Writing Studies | 12,529 |
| English Literature (Other) | 942 |
| Literature | 683 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 24 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.