2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature in District of Columbia (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

English Language & Literature is the 16th most popular major in the country with 56,860 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 District of Columbia, there were 266 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,125 and $23,795 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in English language and literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality English language and 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 English language and literature program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia doctor’s degree english language & literature students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature in District of Columbia (With Aid)

#1

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Howard University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s English language and literature degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Howard also took the #2 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about English Language & Literature at Howard University

#2

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia For Those Getting Aid list. Washington, District of Columbia 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 4 students in 2019-2020.

CUA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Catholic University of America are $50,340.

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• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature (With Aid)

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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