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

General English Literature is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #33 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 16 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

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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

More Ways to Rank General English Literature Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in Missouri list to help you make the college decision.

 

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general english literature.

Top Missouri Schools for a Doctorate in English

1

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

8 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Washington University in St Louis if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in general english literature. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.More information about a doctorate in general english literature from Washington University in St Louis

2

University of Missouri - Columbia
Columbia, MO

7 Annual Graduates

$55,057 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in general english literature has to check out University of Missouri - Columbia. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Doctorate graduates who receive their degree from the english program make around $55,057 for their early career.

More information about a doctorate in general english literature from University of Missouri - Columbia

 

Best General English Literature Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	120	6
Iowa	110	9
Kansas	97	6
Nebraska	70	9
North Dakota	68	0
South Dakota	45	1

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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	16

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.