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2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$26,603 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,842 Avg Salary

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

English Language & Literature is the #21 most popular major in Illinois with 1,599 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Illinois to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for English language and literature students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in English Language & Literature

Our analysis found Illinois State University to be the best value school for English language and literature students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Illinois. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Illinois State are $9,773 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Northern Illinois University is a great value for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. NIU is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Dekalb.

NIU graduate students pay an average of $11,390 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value English language and literature schools in Illinois. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

UIUC graduate students pay an average of $17,823 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola University Chicago. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola Chicago are $19,894 per year.

Full English Language & Literature at Loyola University Chicago Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIC are $17,277 per year.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

SIUC graduate students pay an average of $16,162 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree English language and literature programs. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UChicago are $63,936 a year.

UChicago also made our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #2.

Full English Language & Literature at University of Chicago Report

#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Northwestern graduate students pay an average of $56,567 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Northwestern not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list.

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Best Value English Language & Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value English Language & Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 937
Michigan 1,125
Ohio 1,678
Wisconsin 789

English Language & Literature Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General English Literature 40,481
Writing Studies 12,529
English Literature (Other) 942
Literature 683

Majors Similar to English Language & Literature

Related Major Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 556,813
Visual & Performing Arts 149,215
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 33,333
Theology & Religious Vocations 27,459
Philosophy & Religious Studies 19,993

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Mike Hazard.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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