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

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

All levels Certificate 338 Associate 313 Bachelor 1,339 Master 528 PhD 159

Most schools offering it: California (187), New York (111), Pennsylvania (104), Texas (100), Ohio (79), Georgia (58)

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PUC

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Purdue University-Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

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

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

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University of Houston

Houston, TX

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

Students: 47,980
Retention: 87%
Programs: 153
Awards 2024-25: 11,831

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University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA

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

Students: 45,882
Retention: 97%
Programs: 172
Awards 2024-25: 15,568

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SBU

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Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

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

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

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University of California-Riverside

Riverside, CA

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

Students: 26,384
Retention: 88%
Programs: 106
Awards 2024-25: 6,919

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UTE

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The University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso, TX

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

Students: 25,039
Retention: 79%
Programs: 114
Awards 2024-25: 5,278

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ODU

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Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

English Language and Literature: 8 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Fully online

Students: 23,743
Retention: 77%
Programs: 155
Awards 2024-25: 5,555

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UNM

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University of New Mexico-Main Campus

Albuquerque, NM

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

Students: 23,124
Retention: 76%
Programs: 148
Awards 2024-25: 5,063

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University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

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

Students: 18,566
Retention: 99%
Programs: 121
Awards 2024-25: 6,960

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Duke University

Durham, NC

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

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

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ISU

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Idaho State University

Pocatello, ID

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

Admission: Open
Students: 13,061
Retention: 72%
Programs: 179

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Brown University

Providence, RI

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

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

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NYU

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New York University

New York, NY

English Language and Literature: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 56,832
Retention: 96%
Programs: 237
Awards 2024-25: 20,211

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UCD

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University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, CA

English Language and Literature: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 44,256
Retention: 94%
Programs: 162
Awards 2024-25: 13,222

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University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

English Language and Literature: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 36,894
Retention: 86%
Programs: 247
Awards 2024-25: 9,826

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UIC

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University of Illinois Chicago

Chicago, IL

English Language and Literature: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 33,906
Retention: 80%
Programs: 169
Awards 2024-25: 8,564

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University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

English Language and Literature: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 30,779
Retention: 90%
Programs: 231
Awards 2024-25: 9,128

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Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

English Language and Literature: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 30,259
Retention: 98%
Programs: 259
Awards 2024-25: 11,030

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Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

English Language and Literature: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 26,793
Retention: 98%
Programs: 171
Awards 2024-25: 9,154

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WVU

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West Virginia University

Morgantown, WV

English Language and Literature: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 23,643
Retention: 83%
Programs: 170
Awards 2024-25: 6,060

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Baylor University

Waco, TX

English Language and Literature: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 20,626
Retention: 91%
Programs: 150
Awards 2024-25: 6,853

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Miami University-Oxford

Oxford, OH

English Language and Literature: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 18,838
Retention: 90%
Programs: 169
Awards 2024-25: 5,537

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WMU

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Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, MI

English Language and Literature: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD · Online option

Students: 16,744
Retention: 81%
Programs: 243
Awards 2024-25: 4,305

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Yale University

New Haven, CT

English Language and Literature: 7 graduates in 2024-25
PhD

Students: 15,564
Retention: 99%
Programs: 132
Awards 2024-25: 5,610

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