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2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

24 Colleges
$34,177 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,842 Avg Salary

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

English Language & Literature is the #17 most popular major in the country with 54,635 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 the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus to be the best value school for English language and literature students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the distant town of Indiana, IUP is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IUP are $18,207 per year.

Full English Language & Literature at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus Report

Out of the 24 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at The Graduate Center are $23,640 a year.

The Graduate Center did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at The Graduate Center, CUNY

Out of the 24 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UD are $18,128 a year.

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#4

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Duquesne is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Duquesne are $24,534 a year.

Full English Language & Literature at Duquesne University Report

#5

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Temple University is a great value for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Temple is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Temple are $24,812 a year.

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 a year.

UMCP also claimed a spot on our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at University of Maryland - College Park

#6

Morgan State University

Baltimore, MD

Morgan State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for English language and literature students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Morgan State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Morgan State are $17,559 per year.

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#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree English language and literature programs. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Cornell graduate students pay an average of $30,006 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Cornell also did well on our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#9

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

With a ranking of #9, Binghamton University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Binghamton University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Vestal.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Binghamton University are $25,570 per year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Binghamton University

#10

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UPenn are $42,932 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UPenn is ranked #3 for overall quality for English language and literature in the Middle Atlantic Region .

Read full report on English Language & Literature at University of Pennsylvania

Best English Language & Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best English language and literature schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 1,189
Pennsylvania 2,602
New York 4,365
Maryland 952
Delaware 115
District of Columbia 246

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 24 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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