Highest Earning Doctoral English Programs

These are the highest earning doctoral english programs, ranked by median earnings. The ranking includes 13 programs, with Emory University leading at $75,551.

Rank Institution Program State Earnings Completers
1 Emory University English Language & Literature GA $75,551 6
2 CUNY Graduate School and University Center English Language & Literature NY $75,306 17
3 Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus English Language & Literature PA $72,454 25
4 University of Florida English Language & Literature FL $69,667 15
5 Duquesne University Rhetoric & Composition PA $68,788 12
6 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee English Language & Literature WI $68,298 17
7 University of California-Riverside English Language & Literature CA $67,356 11
8 Purdue University-Main Campus English Language & Literature IN $66,586 13
9 Indiana University-Bloomington English Language & Literature IN $66,488 7
10 Ohio State University-Main Campus English Language & Literature OH $66,460 21
11 University of Louisiana at Lafayette English Language & Literature LA $61,123 22
12 Florida State University English Language & Literature FL $60,363 13
13 Georgia State University English Language & Literature GA $58,877 18

Methodology

Programs ranked by highest earning. Only includes doctoral programs in CIP family 23 (English) with at least 10 completers. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.