Best Colleges for Doctoral Degree
in English Language and Literature/Letters

Duke University

Durham, North Carolina

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 6.8%

Annual cost

$82,749/yr

Grad earnings

$97,800

SAT avg

1,539

ACT mid

34

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University of California-San Diego

La Jolla, California

🏛 Public Reach

Acceptance rate 24.5%

Annual cost

$36,325/yr

Grad earnings

$84,943

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

🏛 Public Reach

Acceptance rate 17.9%

Annual cost

$33,345/yr

Grad earnings

$83,648

SAT avg

1,473

ACT mid

N/A

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Boston University

Boston, Massachusetts

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 10.9%

Annual cost

$82,694/yr

Grad earnings

$83,238

SAT avg

1,473

ACT mid

33

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University of California-Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, California

🏛 Public Match

Acceptance rate 62.5%

Annual cost

$38,649/yr

Grad earnings

$68,396

SAT avg

N/A

ACT mid

N/A

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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

🏛 Public Competitive

Acceptance rate 49.7%

Annual cost

$36,707/yr

Grad earnings

$66,125

SAT avg

1,371

ACT mid

31

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Kent State University at Kent

Kent, Ohio

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 86.7%

Annual cost

$29,345/yr

Grad earnings

$45,388

SAT avg

1,095

ACT mid

22

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New Mexico State University-Main Campus

Las Cruces, New Mexico

🏛 Public Safety

Acceptance rate 75.7%

Annual cost

$20,930/yr

Grad earnings

$39,067

SAT avg

1,004

ACT mid

20

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Stanford University

Stanford, California

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 3.9%

Annual cost

$82,162/yr

Grad earnings

$124,080

SAT avg

1,553

ACT mid

35

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Carnegie Mellon University

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

🏢 Private Highly Selective

Acceptance rate 11.4%

Annual cost

$80,514/yr

Grad earnings

$114,862

SAT avg

1,545

ACT mid

34

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