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2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

7 Ranked Colleges
39 Degrees Awarded
$43,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Massachusetts, there were 1,676 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,767 and $24,808 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 39 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,213 and $99,210 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general English literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general English literature programs that also have a lower cost than 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts doctor’s degree english students with aid.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in Massachusetts (With Aid)

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Harvard is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 8 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts doctor’s degree english students with aid list, Harvard has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654.

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#2

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts doctor’s degree english students with aid list, Boston U has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666.

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#4

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid. Boston College is a fairly large school located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts that handed out 2 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our massachusetts doctor’s degree english students with aid list, Boston College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930.

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#5

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s English students in 2019-2020.

Tufts also made our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts are $55,168, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

Northeastern University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#4 in overall quality

Brandeis University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Massachusetts For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. Brandeis is a medium-sized school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 6 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Brandeis not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis are $52,060, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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