138 PhD programmes in Literature in North America

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.

This English program at McMaster University combines a long-standing commitment to the exploration of English literatures of all periods with the study of critical theory and cultural studies.

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 Graduate Program in Comparative Literature at the University of South Carolina is designed to enable students to develop competence in the study of two or more literatures.

Emory University’s PhD program in English is both intellectually adventuresome and collegial. Because the program is small and the faculty is deep and wide-ranging in its expertise, students receive close mentoring as they become innovative researchers and teachers in their own right.

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. 

One of the strongest and most diversified graduate English programs in North America, the University of Toronto’s Graduate English Department presents a wide array of approaches to the study of literature that includes both rigorous historical scholarship and the innovations of new theoretical, cultural, and interdisciplinary methods.

University of New Brunswick's celebrated English graduate programs offer both creative writing and academic streams of study, helping students reach both their creative and critical potential.

The Graduate Program in Comparative Literature at the University of California, Riverside is an internationally recognized site for advanced study in comparative literature.