2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, English language and literature was ranked #17 in the country. In fact 54,635 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Southwest 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.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University the best value school in the Southwest Region for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $17,698 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Denton, UNT is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNT are $15,600 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UT Austin are $22,944 a year.
UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Texas A&M College Station graduate students pay an average of $24,106 in tuition and fees each year.
Texas A&M College Station also made our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #5.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH are $18,871 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UH also did well on our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Texas A&M University - Commerce came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Commerce, Texas A&M Commerce is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Texas A&M Commerce are $14,682 a year.
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The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree English language and literature programs. UTEP is a very large public school located in the city of El Paso.
UTEP graduate students pay an average of $16,621 in tuition and fees each year.
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Texas Christian University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the large city of Fort Worth, TCU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at TCU are $32,268 a year.
TCU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a very large public school located in the large city of Arlington.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UT Arlington are $24,005 per year.
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Texas Woman’s University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at TWU are $15,048 per year.
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Request InformationBest English Language & Literature Colleges by State
Explore the best English language and literature schools for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 1,243 |
| Texas | 3,182 |
| New Mexico | 327 |
| Oklahoma | 346 |
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Majors Related to 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 20 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.