2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Maryland” 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 Maryland, there were 1,082 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,191 and $24,087 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 14 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,340 and $104,765 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in English language and literature. 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the English language and literature program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland

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

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature in Maryland

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$30,885 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland list. Located in College Park, Maryland, this large public school awarded 10 degrees to qualified doctorate’s English language and literature students in 2019-2020.

UMCP did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885.

Full UMCP English Language & Literature Report

#2

Morgan State University

Baltimore, Maryland

#2 in overall quality

$17,339 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Morgan State University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s English language and literature students in 2019-2020.

Morgan State also made our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Morgan State University are $17,339, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Morgan State

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland

#1 in overall quality

$59,425 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Doctorate in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s English language and literature students in 2019-2020.

Johns Hopkins not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best English Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in Maryland” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Johns Hopkins University are $59,425.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Johns Hopkins

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature in the Middle Atlantic Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature

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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Mike Hazard.

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