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2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana

3 Ranked Colleges
45 Degrees Awarded
$36,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Indiana” 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 Indiana, there were 1,010 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,400 and $24,740 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 45 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,113 and $102,081 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in English language and literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great English language and literature programs and cost less that 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. 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 Indiana” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature in Indiana

#1

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in West Lafayette, Indiana, and it awarded 18 doctorate’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Purdue also took the #2 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Purdue University - Main Campus are $28,794, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s English language and literature students in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also took the #3 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Ball State University

Muncie, Indiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ball State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana list. This large school is located in Muncie, Indiana, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ball State, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Ball State University are $26,204.

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#3

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Indiana list. Notre Dame is located in Notre Dame, Indiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.

Notre Dame also took the #1 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Indiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Notre Dame are $57,522.

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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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