2025 Best General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

General English Literature is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #33 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 60 doctor's degrees in general english literature during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to general english literature students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other general english literature 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.
• Student Debt - How much debt general english literature students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general english literature related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for general english literature 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 General English Literature Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study General English Literature in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in general english literature.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Doctorate in English

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

15 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in general english literature has to look into University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in general english literature from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

13 Annual Graduates

University of Kansas is a great decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in general english literature. KU is a very large public university located in the city of Lawrence.More information about a doctorate in general english literature from University of Kansas

Best General English Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best general english literature schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	122	16
Minnesota	120	6
Iowa	110	9
Kansas	97	6
Nebraska	70	9
North Dakota	68	0
South Dakota	45	1

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General English Literature Related Rankings by Major

One of 9 majors within the English Language & Literature area of study, General English Literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

English Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
English	60

Majors Similar to English

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Writing Studies	11

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.