2024 Best General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in general english literature, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #33 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 37 doctor's degrees in general english literature during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general english literature students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general english literature students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for general english literature to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general english literature related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for general english literature students working on their doctor's degree.

More Ways to Rank General English Literature Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in Indiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General English Literature in Indiana

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general english literature.

Top Indiana Schools for a Doctorate in English

1

University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame, IN

10 Annual Graduates

University of Notre Dame is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in general english literature. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.More information about a doctorate in general english literature from University of Notre Dame

2

Purdue University - Main Campus
West Lafayette, IN

20 Annual Graduates

$57,099 Median Starting Salary

Purdue University - Main Campus is a great decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in general english literature. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public university with a fairly large student population.

General English Literature doctor's degree recipients from Purdue University - Main Campus receive an earnings boost of about $6,659 above the typical income of general english literature graduates.

More information about a doctorate in general english literature from Purdue University - Main Campus

3

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

6 Annual Graduates

$43,782 Median Starting Salary

Indiana University - Bloomington is a good option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in general english literature. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population.

Doctorate graduates who receive their degree from the english program earn an average of $43,782 for their early career.

More information about a doctorate in general english literature from Indiana University - Bloomington

 

Best General English Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best General English Literature Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	153	59
Michigan	149	14
Ohio	144	43
Wisconsin	108	23

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Rankings in Majors Related to English

General English Literature is one of 9 different types of English Language & Literature programs to choose from.

English Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
English	37

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.