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Northwestern University PhD in General English Literature

11 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

The main focus area for this major is English. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

General English Literature is a major offered under the English language and literature program of study at Northwestern University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in English, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in English from Northwestern Cost?

$56,567 Average Tuition and Fees

Northwestern Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Northwestern was $6,649 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $56,067 $56,067
Fees $500 $500

Does Northwestern Offer an Online PhD in English?

Northwestern does not offer an online option for its English doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwestern Online Learning page.

Northwestern Doctorate Student Diversity for English

11 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
90.9% Women
9.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 11 doctor’s degrees in English handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 90.9% of the English students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 59.5%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in English at Northwestern in 2019-2020, 9.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 17%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 7
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

PhD in English Focus Areas at Northwestern

General English Literature students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
English 11

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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