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2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

11 Ranked Colleges
75 Degrees Awarded
$42,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 the New England region, there were 5,348 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,157 and $26,345 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 75 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 11 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.

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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Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region

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

Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature in the New England Region

#1

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Northeastern is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 3 doctorate’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Northeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern are $25,558.

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#2

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. Boston College is a fairly large school located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts that handed out 2 doctorate’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston College also made our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Boston College

#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. UNH is a fairly large school located in Durham, New Hampshire that handed out 3 doctorate’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

UNH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus are $29,970.

Read more about English Language & Literature at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus

#3

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Rhode Island. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. University of Rhode Island is a fairly large public school situated in Kingston, Rhode Island. It awarded 8 doctorate’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

URI also took the #11 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Rhode Island are $29,082, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate 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 language and literature degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst also took the #9 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Massachusetts Amherst are $32,341, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about English Language & Literature at University of Massachusetts Amherst

#5

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region. UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our new england region doctor’s degree english language & literature students list, UCONN has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCONN are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

Yale University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. Yale University is a fairly large school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 7 doctorate’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Yale are $44,500, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Yale English Language & Literature Report

#7

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Harvard University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s English language and literature degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Harvard did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard are $50,654.

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#8

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Brandeis University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s English language and literature students in 2019-2020.

Brandeis also made our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis University are $52,060, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Brandeis English Language & Literature Report

#9

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Tufts University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region list. Medford, Massachusetts 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 10 students in 2019-2020.

Tufts also made our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tufts University are $55,168.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Tufts University

#10

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

Boston University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston U are $57,666, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about English Language & Literature at Boston University

#11

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

Brown University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region ranking. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s English language and literature students in 2019-2020.

Brown also made our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363.

Read more about English Language & Literature at Brown University

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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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