2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature in District of Columbia

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 District of Columbia” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 56,860 people earned their degree in English language and literature, making the major the 16th most popular in the United States. 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 District of Columbia, there were 266 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,125 and $23,795 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $70,324 and $136,457 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great English language and literature programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the English language and literature program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature in District of Columbia

#1

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Catholic University of America. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s English language and literature students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our district of columbia doctor’s degree english language & literature students list, CUA has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340.

Full Catholic University of America English Language & Literature Report

#1

Howard University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$34,224 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Howard University landed the #1 spot on the list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s English language and literature degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Howard also took the #2 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Howard University are $34,224.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Howard University

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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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