126 PhD programmes in Literature in United States

The English Language and Literature programme offered by Cornell University develops advanced research expertise in anglophone literary traditions, critical theory, and cultural analysis.

The comparative and cross-disciplinary approach in the Comparative Thought and Literature program at Johns Hopkins University develops habits of inquiry, attention, and imagination as it explores questions emerging from diverse ecologies of expression.

Columbia's Department of English and Comparative Literature has played a significant role in the history of literary study in the United States and abroad since its inception. The English and Comparative Literature program is offered by Columbia University.

We offer a Comparative Literature and Intercultural Studies phd degree at the University of Georgia.

The English program at Louisiana State University trains students to become expert researchers, writers, editors, and teachers.

The Ph.D. in Creative Writing and Literature curriculum at University of Houston  is comprised of professional development courses, creative writing workshops, courses in a graduate curricular specialization, and electives courses. 

Graduates of Comparative Literary Studies program at Northwestern University leave with the historical knowledge, linguistic skills, and interpretive methodologies necessary to undertake scholarly research on and to teach literature in at least two languages.

Organized by the theoretical and interdisciplinary emphasis of critical and cultural studies, the Critical and Cultural Studies doctoral program at the University of Pittsburgh fosters challenging and inventive work in the ongoing project of English studies, broadly conceived.

The Curriculum and Instruction - Literacy Education programme offered by University of Wyoming enables students to acquire expertise and further the global knowledge base in literacy education while collaborating with faculty and developing a scholarly career.

Examine language through a critical lens to better understand argument, persuasion and effective writing with this Rhetoric and Composition degree at Texas Christian University. 

The PhD in Interdisciplinary Humanistic Studies (IHS) is a doctoral program at Johns Hopkins University, funded by a grant from the Mellon Foundation, that aims to facilitate the investigation of topics and problems that benefit from the insights of two disciplines. 

The Slavic Languages and Literatures program at Northwestern University, one of the best in the country, specializes in Russian literature and culture. 

The degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Comparative Literature is offered by the Department of Comparative Literature from Princeton University in cooperation with other departments. 

The Department of English is offered at Rice University as is organized into several different graduate research and teaching clusters.

Yale University’s Slavic Languages and Literatures Department is one of the most dynamic in the United States and takes great pride in the creative and forward-thinking scholarship of its faculty and students. 

The Ph.D. Program in Slavic Languages and Literatures at University of Washington requires completion of 90 credits, and includes five components — coursework, completion of a graduate certificate, general exams, the dissertation, and the final exam. 

As you prepare for a career in higher education, you will gain a strong foundation in the study of literature, in the teaching of college English, and in the disciplinary conventions that guide writing and research in English Studies. This program is offered at the University of North Dakota.

The Graduate Program of the Comparative Literature department at Yale University invites students to the study and understanding of literature beyond linguistic or national boundaries. 

Our program in Spanish Literature and Cultural Studies at Georgetown University emphasizes an interdisciplinary approach in which attention to primary texts and critical theory is combined with audiovisual, historical and philosophical perspectives so that students can develop their research skills to the fullest. 

The nationally ranked Ph.D. program in English Language and Literature at the University of Maryland provides specialized training in literary, cultural and language studies for students who plan to teach at universities and colleges.