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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

14 Colleges
$14,817 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,842 Avg Salary

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

English Language & Literature is the #19 most popular major in Texas with 3,182 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. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Texas 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. 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.

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

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

#1

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University the best value school in Texas for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.

Texas Tech graduate students pay an average of $9,518 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Texas Tech University

Out of the 14 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UTEP are $7,166 a year.

Full English Language & Literature at The University of Texas at El Paso Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value English language and literature schools in Texas. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of College Station.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Texas A&M College Station are $10,733 a year.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #4 spot in our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas rankings.

Full English Language & Literature at Texas A&M University - College Station Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. UNT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Denton.

UNT graduate students pay an average of $8,256 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at University of North Texas

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value English language and literature schools in Texas. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Austin are $12,050 a year.

UT Austin also made our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list, coming in at #3.

Full English Language & Literature at The University of Texas at Austin Report

With a ranking of #6, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on this year’s best value schools for English language and literature students working on their doctor’s degree. Texas A&M Commerce is a large public school located in the town of Commerce.

Texas A&M Commerce graduate students pay an average of $7,338 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full English Language & Literature at Texas A&M University - Commerce Report

#7

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. UH is a very large public school located in the large city of Houston.

UH graduate students pay an average of $9,727 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UH is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list.

Full English Language & Literature at University of Houston Report

The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Arlington, UT Arlington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UT Arlington are $10,853 a year.

Full English Language & Literature at The University of Texas at Arlington Report

Texas Woman’s 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 #9 on the list. TWU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Denton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at TWU are $7,704 per year.

Full English Language & Literature at Texas Woman’s University Report

The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UTSA are $9,479 a year.

Full English Language & Literature at The University of Texas at San Antonio Report

Best Value English Language & Literature Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,243
New Mexico 327
Oklahoma 346

English Language & Literature Majors to Study

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

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 14 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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