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Colleges offering doctoral degrees (research) in English Language and Literature, General

144 U.S. colleges and universities offer English Language and Literature, General at the phd level. Results are ordered by the number of graduates each school reported in the program.

All levels Certificate 101 Associate 270 Bachelor 1,257 Master 407 PhD 144

Most schools offering it: California (181), Texas (96), Pennsylvania (94), New York (90), Ohio (74), Massachusetts (52)

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Showing 25–48 of 144 schools

RUB
Public

English Language and Literature, General: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,269
Retention
93%
Programs
210
Awards 2024-25
13,144
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OSU
Public

English Language and Literature, General: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students
27,278
Retention
85%
Programs
195
Awards 2024-25
7,183
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UW
Public

English Language and Literature, General: 11 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
22,450
Retention
73%
Programs
171
Awards 2024-25
5,749
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UT
Public

English Language and Literature, General: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
38,728
Retention
92%
Programs
210
Awards 2024-25
9,900
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UN
Public

English Language and Literature, General: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
24,393
Retention
86%
Programs
176
Awards 2024-25
5,538
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ISU
Public

English Language and Literature, General: 10 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
21,546
Retention
81%
Programs
128
Awards 2024-25
5,563
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USC
Private nonprofit

English Language and Literature, General: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
46,566
Retention
96%
Programs
285
Awards 2024-25
17,982
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UC
Public

English Language and Literature, General: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
40,065
Retention
93%
Programs
192
Awards 2024-25
11,394
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UC
Public

English Language and Literature, General: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
37,297
Retention
94%
Programs
173
Awards 2024-25
11,456
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TU
Public

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

English Language and Literature, General: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
29,640
Retention
83%
Programs
277
Awards 2024-25
8,286
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NU
Private nonprofit

English Language and Literature, General: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
23,856
Retention
98%
Programs
234
Awards 2024-25
8,806
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UM
Public

University of Memphis

Memphis, TN

English Language and Literature, General: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students
20,276
Retention
77%
Programs
140
Awards 2024-25
4,829
CampusOnlineHybrid
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ULL
Public

English Language and Literature, General: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
15,665
Retention
74%
Programs
84
Awards 2024-25
2,931
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UD
Private nonprofit

English Language and Literature, General: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
12,813
Retention
89%
Programs
167
Awards 2024-25
4,720
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BU
Private nonprofit

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

English Language and Literature, General: 9 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
5,205
Retention
87%
Programs
67
Awards 2024-25
1,608
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PUC
Public

Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

English Language and Literature, General: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
58,658
Retention
93%
Programs
249
Awards 2024-25
17,028
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MSU
Public

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

English Language and Literature, General: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
52,089
Retention
90%
Programs
268
Awards 2024-25
13,223
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TTU
Public

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

English Language and Literature, General: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
40,757
Retention
85%
Programs
209
Awards 2024-25
10,998
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SBU
Public

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

English Language and Literature, General: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,689
Retention
90%
Programs
176
Awards 2024-25
7,857
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UC
Public

English Language and Literature, General: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
26,384
Retention
88%
Programs
106
Awards 2024-25
6,919
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UC
Private nonprofit

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

English Language and Literature, General: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
18,566
Retention
99%
Programs
121
Awards 2024-25
6,960
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DU
Private nonprofit

Duke University

Durham, NC

English Language and Literature, General: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
17,499
Retention
98%
Programs
169
Awards 2024-25
7,776
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ISU
Public

Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

English Language and Literature, General: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Admission
Open
Students
13,061
Retention
72%
Programs
179
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BU
Private nonprofit

Brown University

Providence, RI

English Language and Literature, General: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students
11,956
Retention
99%
Programs
123
Awards 2024-25
3,477
CampusOnlineHybrid
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