138 PhD programmes in Literature in North America

The BA-MA, MA, and Ph.D. degree programs in English and American Literature at Miami University enable students to deepen their knowledge of literature and culture through graduate work in different historical periods and genres.

At the Catholic University of America, students on the Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures Ph.D. level may specialize in Ancient Northwest Semitic languages (ANWSL) or Near Eastern Christian languages and literatures (NECLL). Students generally continue from an M.A. degree in the department.

This Language and Literacy Education program from University of Georgia prepares graduates to construct knowledge that leads and advances the field of language education. Students may specialize in areas including English Education; Reading Education: Children’s Literature and Language Arts P-5 or 6-12; World Language Education; and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).

The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln offers graduate degrees with specializations in German, French, and Spanish.

This English (English Education) program at Arizona State University is designed for a wide range of students with diverse interests, backgrounds and professional goals. It is ideal preparation for your career as an expert teacher of English, or as a scholar, researcher, curriculum developer, teacher educator or leader in the field of English education.

The Ph. D. in Comparative Studies at Florida Atlantic University has three tracks: Cultures, Languages and Literatures (CLL), Culture, Society and Politics (CSP), and Design, Aesthetics and the Arts.

At the New York University, we offer our graduate students a phd degree Comparative Literature - Law. Join! 

The PhD in Humanities, based in the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Society and Culture (CISSC), can be undertaken in many areas of interdisciplinary expertise at Concordia University Montréal. 

The Department of English at Johns Hopkins University offers a program leading to the PhD degree in English and American literature. The department is small in numbers and its graduate students are carefully selected on the basis of their professional distinction as teachers, critics, and scholars.

Hispanic Languages and Literatures from University of California, Berkeley will assess student preparation.

The aim of the Slavic Languages and Literature program from Princeton University is to further interest, knowledge, and scholarship relating to Russia, Slavic Central Europe, and Eurasia, primarily through the cultural humanities. 

The English department offers a wide-ranging course of study that combines historical research with theoretical inquiry in a stimulating, challenging and supportive environment. The English programs from the University at Buffalo, are among the most open and flexible in the country.

This World Languages and Cultures - Comparative Literature Emphasis is offered at the University of Utah. 

The doctoral program in Hispanic Language and Literatures at Boston University will help you work toward a comprehensive knowledge of Hispanic literatures, their histories, and their major works.

The Department of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) offers the Master of Arts (M.A.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in Comparative Literature.

Become a master of your area of interest in Spanish linguistics or research by earning a PhD in Spanish from the University at Albany.

The German Languages and Literatures program at the University of Pennsylvania takes a forward-looking perspective on developments in the field.

The Program in Comparative Literature and Literary Theory at the University of Pennsylvania is a center for the study of literature through various disciplinary and critical perspectives, and the study of cultural history through the production of representations.

The Department of Romance and Arabic Languages and Literatures offers two areas of study at the Ph.D. level: Spanish literature & cultural studies and Latin American literature & cultural studies. This PhD in Romance Languages and Literature is offered at the University of Cincinnati.

The Ph.D. program in English - Literary Studies at Georgia State University fosters an environment of critical engagement with the most pressing questions in contemporary literary and cultural studies.