2025 Best English Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois

English is of the hottest doctor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #31 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best English Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 50 doctor's degrees in english during the 2022-2023 academic year.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on english students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other english students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized english related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for english students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 English Doctor's Degree Schools in Illinois list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study English in Illinois

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for english students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Illinois Schools for a Doctorate in English Language

1

Illinois State University
Normal, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Illinois State University is a great option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in english. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in english from Illinois State University

2

University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in english has to look into University of Illinois at Chicago. UIC is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chicago.More information about a doctorate in english from University of Illinois at Chicago

Best English Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best English Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	257	14
Ohio	253	43
Indiana	202	37
Wisconsin	163	23

View All Rankings >

English Related Rankings by Major

English is one of 0 different types of General English Literature programs to choose from.

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.