by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in Maryland” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General English Literature is the 24th most popular major in the country with 37,414 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , general english literature graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $29,879 and had an average of $22,492 in loans still to pay off.
Across Maryland, there were 677 general english literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,252 and $22,582 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 17 general english literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,541 and $125,234 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in Maryland” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general english literature. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general english literature.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in Maryland” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in Maryland”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morgan State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in Maryland list. Baltimore, Maryland is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s english degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #2 spot on the list. UMCP is a large school located in College Park, Maryland that handed out 10 doctorate’s english degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Johns Hopkins University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in Maryland. Johns Hopkins is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Baltimore, Maryland. It awarded 3 doctorate’s english degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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