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2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in California

9 Ranked Colleges
67 Degrees Awarded
$34,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in California

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 California, there were 6,858 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,856 and $21,645 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 67 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,544 and $133,402 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in California” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general English literature program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in California

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

Top 9 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in California

#1

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s English students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california doctor’s degree english students list, UCLA has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Davis, California, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Davis, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Davis are $28,700, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in California list. University of California - Santa Barbara is a large public school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 6 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california doctor’s degree english students list, UCSB has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in California list. University of California - Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley also took the #5 spot in our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Irvine. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in California. Located in Irvine, California, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s English students in 2019-2020.

UC Irvine also took the #8 spot in our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9 in overall quality

University of California - Riverside landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in California ranking. UCR is a large school located in Riverside, California that handed out 4 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

UCR did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCR are $28,686, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

Claremont Graduate University

Claremont, California

Claremont Graduate University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in California ranking. Claremont, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s English degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california doctor’s degree english students list, Claremont Graduate University has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Claremont Graduate University are $36,380.

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#8

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of Southern California did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in California list. USC is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 5 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our california doctor’s degree english students list, USC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715.

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#9

Stanford University

Stanford, California
#1 in overall quality

Stanford University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in California ranking, coming in at #9. This fairly large school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 12 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Stanford also made our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in California” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stanford University are $55,011, 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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