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Best Value General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

2023 Best Value General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$24,769 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,842 Avg Salary

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

General English Literature is the #30 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 1,601 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for English 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.

Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in General English Literature

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus the best value school in Pennsylvania for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. IUP is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Indiana.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUP are $12,618 per year.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Temple University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Temple are $18,278 per year.

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#3

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Duquesne University is a great value for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Duquesne is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Duquesne graduate students pay an average of $24,534 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Pitt are $25,248 a year.

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University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UPenn are $42,932 a year.

UPenn also took the #2 spot in our Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania rankings.

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Best Value General English Literature Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value General English Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 3,129
Maryland 746
New Jersey 1,005
District of Columbia 185
Delaware 115

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

Majors Similar 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 5 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).

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