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Most Popular General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in the Great Lakes 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 General English Literature program at each school on the list.

Check out the English doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Purdue is a very large public school located in the small city of West Lafayette.

Women make up 45% of the English majors at the school.

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Our 2023 rankings named Ohio State University - Main Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Of the 20 students majoring in English at Ohio State, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Illinois State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 64% of the English majors at the school.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 26 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in English at the school are women while 75% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular general English literature schools in the Great Lakes Region . UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

Of the 12 students majoring in English at UWM, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree general English literature programs. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

Of the 10 students majoring in English at UW - Madison, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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#6

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

University of Notre Dame came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

Of the 10 students majoring in English at Notre Dame, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Women make up 56% of the English majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, Miami University - Oxford did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for general English literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

Of the 8 students majoring in English at Miami University - Oxford, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s most popular 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.

Of the 8 students majoring in English at U-M, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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Best General English Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best general English literature colleges 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 26 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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