2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature in Tennessee

When it comes to popularity, a doctor's degree in English language and literature sits in the middle of the road, ranking #14 out of 33 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Tennessee to determine which ones were the most popular for English language and literature students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 42 doctor's degrees in English language and literature during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great English Language & Literature School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in English language and literature matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature in Tennessee ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of English language and literature students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank English Language & Literature Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for English language and literature.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study English Language & Literature in Tennessee

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in English language and literature.

Most Well Attended Schools for English Language & Literature Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of Memphis
Memphis, TN

22 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Memphis is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in English language and literature. Located in the city of Memphis, UofM is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in English language and literature in Tennessee.

There were roughly 22 English language and literature students who graduated with this degree at UofM in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in English language and literature from University of Memphis

2

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Knoxville, TN

9 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in English language and literature. UT Knoxville is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Knoxville. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in English language and literature in Tennessee.

There were roughly 9 English language and literature students who graduated with this degree at UT Knoxville in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in English language and literature from The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

3

Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, TN

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in English language and literature has to check out Middle Tennessee State University. Located in the medium-sized city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in English language and literature in Tennessee.

There were roughly 6 English language and literature students who graduated with this degree at Middle Tennessee State University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in English language and literature from Middle Tennessee State University

4

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In TN

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Vanderbilt University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in English language and literature. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in English language and literature in Tennessee.

There were roughly 5 English language and literature individuals who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year.

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Best English Language & Literature Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular English Language & Literature Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	50
Virginia	29	27
Georgia	28	44
South Carolina	27	13
North Carolina	26	42
Kentucky	26	23
Louisiana	25	25
Mississippi	24	18
Alabama	24	2
Arkansas	23	2
West Virginia	20	4

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English Language & Literature Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General English Literature	42

Most Popular Majors Related to English Language & Literature

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Theology & Religious Vocations	41
Philosophy & Religious Studies	29
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	11
Visual & Performing Arts	8
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Mike Hazard. More about our data sources and methodologies.