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2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

12 Ranked Colleges
74 Degrees Awarded
$42,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 41,945 people earned their degree in general English literature, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general English literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,525 and had an average of $23,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across the New England region, there were 3,750 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,629 and $24,544 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 74 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,889 and $109,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in general English literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general English literature programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general English 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 Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region doctor’s degree english students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 12 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature (Income $0-$30k) in the New England Region

#1

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in New Haven, Connecticut, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Yale did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General English 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 Yale are $44,500.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Harvard University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Harvard University is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 8 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Harvard also made our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Harvard University General English Literature Report

#3

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Brown University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 6 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown also made our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Brown University General English Literature Report

#4

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tufts University landed the #4 spot on the list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Medford, Massachusetts. It awarded 10 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Tufts did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General English 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 Tufts are $55,168.

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#5

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 #5 for the Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s English students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Boston College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston College are $31,930, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Northeastern University

Boston, Massachusetts

Northeastern University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s English degrees to qualified students.

Northeastern also took the #7 spot in our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northeastern University are $25,558.

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#7

Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Boston University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Boston, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Boston U also made our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at Boston University are $57,666, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Boston University General English Literature Report

#8

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts

University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. UMass Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best General English 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 UMass Amherst are $32,341.

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#9

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#6 in overall quality

Brandeis University landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Brandeis University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Waltham, Massachusetts. It awarded 6 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Brandeis also made our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis University are $52,060.

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#10

University of Connecticut

Storrs, Connecticut
#8 in overall quality

University of Connecticut ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UCONN is a large public school situated in Storrs, Connecticut. It awarded 11 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

UCONN did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Connecticut are $41,576, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UCONN General English Literature Report

#11

University of Rhode Island

Kingston, Rhode Island
#11 in overall quality

University of Rhode Island landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 8 doctorate’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

URI did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at URI are $29,082, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General English Literature at University of Rhode Island

#10 in overall quality

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Doctorate in the New England Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Durham, New Hampshire is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s English degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNH, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best General English Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNH are $29,970.

Read more about General English Literature at UNH

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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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