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2023 Best General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$51,842 Avg Salary

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

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

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 fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Out of the 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Purdue is a fairly large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

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 city of Evanston.

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#5

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Marquette University is a great place for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#6

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

With a ranking of #6, Michigan 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 small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison 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 #7 on the list. UW - Madison is a fairly 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 very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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Illinois State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s best schools for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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Best General English Literature Colleges by State

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

General English Literature is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

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).

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