2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
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 New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for English language and literature 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.
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2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for English language and literature majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Top 10 Best English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Northeastern University to be the best value school for English language and 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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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great value for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Yale are $45,700 per year.
Yale did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
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Out of the 12 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Boston College is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chestnut Hill.
Boston College graduate students pay an average of $32,722 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Massachusetts Amherst is a great value for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMass Amherst are $32,809 per year.
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 suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at URI are $29,774 a year.
Full English Language & Literature at University of Rhode Island Report
Harvard University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree English language and literature programs. Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Harvard are $52,170 per year.
Harvard also took the #2 spot in our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region rankings.
Full English Language & Literature at Harvard University Report
With a ranking of #7, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. UNH is a large public school located in the suburb of Durham.
UNH graduate students pay an average of $29,992 in tuition and fees each year.
Tufts 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 #8 on the list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tufts are $55,216 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Tufts also did well on our Best English Language & 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 came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize 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 English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Full English Language & Literature at Brown University Report
Boston University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Boston U graduate students pay an average of $59,418 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Boston U is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list.
Best English Language & Literature Colleges by State
Explore the best English language and literature schools for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 1,623 |
| Maine | 266 |
| Rhode Island | 306 |
| Massachusetts | 2,015 |
| Connecticut | 666 |
| Vermont | 359 |
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English Language & Literature Related Majors for English Language & Literature
English Language & Literature Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General English Literature | 40,481 |
| Writing Studies | 12,529 |
| English Literature (Other) | 942 |
| Literature | 683 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Mike Hazard.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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