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2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

7 Ranked Colleges
66 Degrees Awarded
$31,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Language Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value English Language Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 41,945 people earned their degree in English, making the major the 15th most popular in the United States.

Across Illinois, there were 1,324 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 66 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Language Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in English. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great English programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the English program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value English Language Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Language Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for English in Illinois

#1

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Illinois State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value English Language Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. Illinois State University is located in Normal, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s English language degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our illinois doctor’s degree english language students list, Illinois State has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best English Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State are $11,069, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Illinois State University English Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value English Language Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 15 doctorate’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best English Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on English at UIUC

#3

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value English Language Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northern Illinois University is a public institution located in Dekalb, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NIU also made our “Best English Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at NIU are $11,086, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about English at Northern Illinois University

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value English Language Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. Located in Carbondale, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s English language students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SIUC, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best English Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are $32,928, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about English at SIUC

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value English Language Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois. UIC is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 3 doctorate’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best English Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036.

Read more about English at UIC

#5

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value English Language Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. Loyola University Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s English language degrees to qualified students.

Loyola Chicago also took the #4 spot in our “Best English Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola Chicago are $19,154, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about English at Loyola Chicago

#6

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Northwestern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value English Language Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. Northwestern is a large school located in Evanston, Illinois that handed out 11 doctorate’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northwestern, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best English Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567.

Read more about English at Northwestern

#7

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

University of Chicago ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value English Language Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. UChicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 9 doctorate’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best English Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on English at UChicago

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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