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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in the New England Region

12 Ranked Colleges
63 Degrees Awarded
$59,118 Avg Salary
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the New England Region

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General English Literature is the 24th most popular major in the country with 40,481 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general English literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $29,881 and had an average of $23,769 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 3,465 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,104 and $24,193 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 63 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in general English literature. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general English literature.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the New England Region”.

Top 12 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in the New England Region

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Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s English students in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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University of Rhode Island
Kingston, Rhode Island

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Rhode Island. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the New England Region. URI is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 7 doctorate’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read full report on General English Literature at University of Rhode Island

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

Out of the 12 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Medford, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s English students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Tufts University General English Literature Report

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Brandeis University
Waltham, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brandeis University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the New England Region. This medium-sized school is located in Waltham, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.

Read full report on General English Literature at Brandeis

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the New England Region. UNH is a fairly large public school situated in Durham, New Hampshire. It awarded 5 doctorate’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of New Hampshire - Main Campus General English Literature Report

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the New England Region list. Amherst, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s English degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about General English Literature at UMass Amherst

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

With a ranking of #7, Harvard University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the New England Region list. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General English Literature at Harvard University

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Brown University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #8. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 2 doctorate’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read more about General English Literature at Brown University

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

With a ranking of #9, University of Connecticut did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the New England Region list. University of Connecticut is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 6 doctorate’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General English Literature at University of Connecticut

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Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts

Northeastern University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the New England Region list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified doctorate’s English students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full Northeastern University General English Literature Report

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

Boston College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about General English Literature at Boston College

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Boston University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the New England Region ranking, coming in at #12. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s English degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on General English Literature at Boston University

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