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

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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 Kentucky, there were 487 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,963 and $24,619 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 25 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,800 and $117,458 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general English literature program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky

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

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in Kentucky

#1

Murray State University

Murray, Kentucky

#2 in overall quality

$14,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, Murray State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Murray, Kentucky, this medium-sized public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified doctorate’s English students in 2019-2020.

Murray State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Murray State are $14,400, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Murray State University General English Literature Report

#2

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

#1 in overall quality

$33,216 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$50,856 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Kentucky that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the #2 spot on the list. UK is a large public school situated in Lexington, Kentucky. It awarded 13 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

UK not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Kentucky” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kentucky are $33,216, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General English Literature at University of Kentucky

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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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