2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri

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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 Missouri, there were 602 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,286 and $23,712 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 21 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,755 and $111,628 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri” 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.

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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in Missouri

#1

University of Missouri - Columbia

Columbia, Missouri

#2 in overall quality

$27,193 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,432 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Columbia. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri list. Mizzou is a public institution located in Columbia, Missouri. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Mizzou also took the #2 spot in our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Missouri - Columbia are $27,193, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Mizzou General English Literature Report

#2

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$56,562 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri list. Washington University in St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 6 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WUSTL are $56,562.

Read more about General English Literature at Washington University in St Louis

#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#3 in overall quality

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$49,058 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in Missouri. Saint Louis, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s English degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Missouri” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General English Literature at SLU

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in the Plains States Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature

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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