2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Language Major in Illinois
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Language Major in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 40,481 people earned their degree in English, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States.
Across Illinois, there were 1,251 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 59 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $81,698 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Language Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in English. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their English program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Language Major in Illinois
The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree english language students.
Top 8 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for English in Illinois
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Language Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Illinois State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Illinois State University is located in Normal, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s English language degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Language Major in Illinois. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s English language degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Illinois University Carbondale. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Language Major in Illinois. Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a fairly large public school situated in Carbondale, Illinois. It awarded 4 doctorate’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Language Major in Illinois list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about English at UIC
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Language Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University Chicago landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Read more about English at Loyola Chicago
With a ranking of #6, Northern Illinois University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Language Major in Illinois list. Northern Illinois University is located in Dekalb, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s English language degrees to qualified students.
Full Northern Illinois University English Report
Northwestern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Language Major in Illinois ranking. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on English at Northwestern University
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Language Major in Illinois ranking. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 9 doctorate’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about English at UIUC
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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
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.