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2022 Best Vallue English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k

7 Ranked Colleges
84 Degrees Awarded
$32,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Vallue English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k

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In 2019-2020, 56,860 people earned their degree in English language and literature, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, English language and literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,873 and had an average of $24,681 in loans still to pay off.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 2,696 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,634 and $26,372 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 84 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Vallue English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in English language and literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent English language and 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 English language and 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 Vallue English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature (Income Over $110k) in Pennsylvania

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k. This fairly large school is located in Indiana, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 43 doctorate’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

IUP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at IUP are $18,207, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about English Language & Literature at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this large public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s English language and literature students in 2019-2020.

Pitt also took the #5 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Pitt are $40,836, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about English Language & Literature at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

#3

Duquesne University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duquesne University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k list. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s English language and literature degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

Duquesne also made our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne University are $24,048, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Duquesne English Language & Literature Report

#4

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Vallue English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k list. Temple is a large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 2 doctorate’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Temple also took the #8 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Temple University are $24,236.

Full Temple University English Language & Literature Report

#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s English language and literature students in 2019-2020.

UPenn also took the #1 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760.

Full University of Pennsylvania English Language & Literature Report

#6

Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
#2 in overall quality

Carnegie Mellon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Carnegie Mellon is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.

Carnegie Mellon did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Carnegie Mellon are $47,326.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Carnegie Mellon University

#7

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
#3 in overall quality

Lehigh University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Lehigh University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lehigh not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Lehigh University are $27,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Lehigh University English Language & 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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