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Best Value General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

2023 Best Value General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$43,285 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,842 Avg Salary

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, general English literature was ranked #26 in the country. In fact 40,481 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for English students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Top 10 Best General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Northeastern University to be the best value school for general English literature students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Northeastern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northeastern are $26,095 a year.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Out of the 12 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Yale are $45,700 a year.

Yale also took the #5 spot in our Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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#3

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Boston College are $32,722 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general English literature schools in the New England Region . Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Amherst are $32,809 per year.

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Out of the 12 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Rhode Island landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at URI are $29,774 per year.

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Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

With a ranking of #6, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Harvard graduate students pay an average of $52,170 in tuition and fees each year.

Harvard not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus 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. UNH is a large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNH are $29,992 a year.

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Tufts University

Medford, MA

With a ranking of #8, Tufts University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

Tufts graduate students pay an average of $55,216 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Tufts also did well on our Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Brown University

Providence, RI

With a ranking of #9, Brown University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

Brown graduate students pay an average of $62,083 in tuition and fees each year.

Brown did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Boston U are $59,418 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Boston U also did well on our Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best General English Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best general English literature schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,488
Connecticut 582
New Hampshire 855
Maine 194
Rhode Island 209
Vermont 135

One of 3 majors within the area of study, general English literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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