Highest Job Growth Doctoral English Programs

These are the highest job growth doctoral english programs, ranked by projected career job growth. The ranking includes 50 programs, with New York University leading at 2.5%.

Rank	Institution	Program	State	Growth	Completers
1	New York University	Literature	NY	2.5%	7
2	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	Rhetoric & Composition	OH	2%	15
3	Texas Tech University	Rhetoric & Composition	TX	2%	14
4	Duquesne University	Rhetoric & Composition	PA	2%	12
5	University of Houston	Rhetoric & Composition	TX	2%	8
6	University of Arizona	Rhetoric & Composition	AZ	2%	7
7	University of Central Florida	Rhetoric & Composition	FL	2%	7
8	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Rhetoric & Composition	MI	2%	7
9	University of New Mexico-Main Campus	Rhetoric & Composition	NM	2%	7
10	Old Dominion University	Rhetoric & Composition	VA	2%	6
11	Iowa State University	Rhetoric & Composition	IA	2%	5
12	University of Louisville	Rhetoric & Composition	KY	2%	5
13	Michigan Technological University	Rhetoric & Composition	MI	2%	5
14	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Rhetoric & Composition	MN	2%	5
15	Murray State University	English Language & Literature	KY	-2%	38
16	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus	English Language & Literature	PA	-2%	25
17	University of Louisiana at Lafayette	English Language & Literature	LA	-2%	22
18	Ohio State University-Main Campus	English Language & Literature	OH	-2%	21
19	Columbia University in the City of New York	English Language & Literature	NY	-2%	20
20	Georgia State University	English Language & Literature	GA	-2%	18
21	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	English Language & Literature	MI	-2%	18
22	University of Southern California	English Language & Literature	CA	-2%	17
23	CUNY Graduate School and University Center	English Language & Literature	NY	-2%	17
24	Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	English Language & Literature	OK	-2%	17
25	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	English Language & Literature	WI	-2%	17
26	The University of Texas at Austin	English Language & Literature	TX	-2%	16
27	University of Florida	English Language & Literature	FL	-2%	15
28	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	English Language & Literature	MN	-2%	15
29	Duke University	English Language & Literature	NC	-2%	15
30	University of Wisconsin-Madison	English Language & Literature	WI	-2%	15
31	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	English Language & Literature	LA	-2%	14
32	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	English Language & Literature	NC	-2%	14
33	Florida State University	English Language & Literature	FL	-2%	13
34	Illinois State University	English Language & Literature	IL	-2%	13
35	University of Kansas	English Language & Literature	KS	-2%	13
36	Purdue University-Main Campus	English Language & Literature	IN	-2%	13
37	University of Pennsylvania	English Language & Literature	PA	-2%	12
38	Texas Tech University	English Language & Literature	TX	-2%	12
39	University of California-Berkeley	English Language & Literature	CA	-2%	11
40	University of California-Davis	English Language & Literature	CA	-2%	11
41	University of California-Riverside	English Language & Literature	CA	-2%	11
42	Cornell University	English Language & Literature	NY	-2%	11
43	Fordham University	English Language & Literature	NY	-2%	11
44	University of Utah	English Language & Literature	UT	-2%	11
45	University of Virginia-Main Campus	English Language & Literature	VA	-2%	11
46	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	English Language & Literature	WA	-2%	11
47	Yale University	English Language & Literature	CT	-2%	10
48	University of Georgia	English Language & Literature	GA	-2%	10
49	University of Illinois Chicago	English Language & Literature	IL	-2%	10
50	Michigan State University	English Language & Literature	MI	-2%	10

Methodology

Programs ranked by average projected job growth rate across related occupations (via CIP-SOC crosswalk). Only includes doctoral programs with at least 10 completers and matched BLS occupation data. Data from the BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook and College Scorecard.