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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in New York

10 Ranked Colleges
119 Degrees Awarded
$32,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in New York

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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 New York, there were 3,460 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,515 and $21,977 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 119 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,095 and $123,917 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in New York” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in New York.

Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in New York

#1

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in New York. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized school located in New York, New York that handed out 35 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

The Graduate Center did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The Graduate Center are $23,640, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full The Graduate Center, CUNY General English Literature Report

#2

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Buffalo landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo also made our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University at Buffalo General English Literature Report

#3

Binghamton University

Vestal, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Binghamton University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. Located in Vestal, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s English students in 2019-2020.

Binghamton University also made our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Binghamton University are $25,290, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Binghamton University General English Literature Report

#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #4 spot on the list. Stony Brook University is a public institution located in Stony Brook, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook also took the #8 spot in our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SUNY Stony Brook General English Literature Report

#5

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. UAlbany is a public institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAlbany not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAlbany are $25,225, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UAlbany General English Literature Report

#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#2 in overall quality

Cornell University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in New York ranking. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s English degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Cornell University General English Literature Report

#7

Fordham University

Bronx, New York

With a ranking of #7, Fordham University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. Fordham University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bronx, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Fordham U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fordham University are $23,846.

Read full report on General English Literature at Fordham University

#10 in overall quality

St John’s University - New York ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. Located in Queens, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified doctorate’s English students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at STJ, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at St John’s University - New York are $30,666.

Read more about General English Literature at STJ

#9

New York University

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

New York University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s English students in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General English Literature at NYU

#1 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in New York list. Columbia is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 22 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General English Literature at Columbia

#10

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#8 in overall quality

Syracuse University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in New York ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse are $41,714, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General English Literature at Syracuse

#10

University of Rochester

Rochester, New York
#3 in overall quality

University of Rochester landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in New York ranking. University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s English degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new york doctor’s degree english students list, University of Rochester has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rochester are $50,505, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Rochester General English Literature Report

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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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