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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature in North Carolina (With Aid)

4 Ranked Colleges
38 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

English Language & Literature is the 16th most popular major in the country with 56,860 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 North Carolina, there were 1,467 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,235 and $24,390 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,103 and $114,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in English language and literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent English language and literature programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina doctor’s degree english language & literature students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature in North Carolina (With Aid)

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid. UNC Chapel Hill is a large school located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina that handed out 19 doctorate’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248.

Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill English Language & Literature Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Greensboro, North Carolina
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid list. University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a fairly large public school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 3 doctorate’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Greensboro, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Greensboro are $21,918, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at UNC Greensboro

#3

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Duke University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid. Duke is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 9 doctorate’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Duke not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Duke are $59,140, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Duke English Language & Literature Report

#4

East Carolina University

Greenville, North Carolina
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend East Carolina University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in North Carolina For Those Getting Aid. Greenville, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s English language and literature degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

ECU also made our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in North Carolina” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at East Carolina University are $20,685, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at ECU

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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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