2023 Most Popular Literature Doctor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Literature Doctor's Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 683 people earned a degree or certificate in literature, making the major the #266 most popular in the United States.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Literature Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Literature program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Literature Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Schools for a Doctorate in Literature
Our analysis found Center for Advanced Studies On Puerto Rico and the Caribbean to be the most popular school for literature students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y El Caribe is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of San Juan.
Women make up 73% of the literature majors at the school.
Full Literature at Center for Advanced Studies On Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Report
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
Women make up 44% of the literature majors at the school.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - San Diego is a great place for literature students working on their doctor’s degree. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the large city of La Jolla.
Full Literature at University of California - San Diego Report
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View the Most Popular Literature Doctor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.
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Literature Related Majors
One of 3 majors within the area of study, literature has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General English Literature | 40,481 |
| Writing Studies | 12,529 |
| English Literature (Other) | 942 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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.