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2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

8 Ranked Colleges
66 Degrees Awarded
$31,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

General English Literature is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 41,945 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general English literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,525 and had an average of $23,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across Illinois, there were 1,324 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,090 and $22,147 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 66 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in general English literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general English literature programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general English literature program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois doctor’s degree english students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Evanston, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Chicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 9 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UChicago, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General English Literature at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC also took the #4 spot in our “Best General English Literature 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 UIC are $27,036.

Full UIC General English Literature Report

#5

Northern Illinois University

Dekalb, Illinois
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Illinois University landed the #5 spot on the list. Dekalb, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s English degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

NIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northern Illinois University are $11,086.

Full NIU General English Literature Report

#6

Illinois State University

Normal, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

Illinois State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Illinois State University is a large public school situated in Normal, Illinois. It awarded 8 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Illinois State also took the #5 spot in our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Illinois State are $11,069, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General English Literature at Illinois State University

#7 in overall quality

Southern Illinois University Carbondale landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. SIUC is located in Carbondale, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s English degrees to qualified students.

SIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SIUC are $32,928.

Full Southern Illinois University Carbondale General English Literature Report

#8

Loyola University Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Loyola University Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k 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 degrees to qualified students.

Loyola Chicago also took the #4 spot in our “Best General English Literature 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 Loyola Chicago are $19,154.

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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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