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2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid

2 Ranked Colleges
15 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Iowa, there were 728 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,150 and $23,597 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,469 and $117,729 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the English language and literature program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid.

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

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid. Iowa State is located in Ames, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.

Iowa State also took the #1 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa State University are $25,948, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about English Language & Literature at Iowa State

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Iowa For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Iowa City, Iowa, and it awarded 10 doctorate’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Iowa” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613.

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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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