126 PhD programmes in Literature in United States

Join our community of critical thinkers and creative writers to reimagine worlds across styles, genres, and mediums, engaging our ever-changing world with this English Language and Literature PhD programme from University of Tulsa.

The Language, Reading and Culture degree at The University of Arizona provides a vehicle for training specialists who wish to prepare themselves for leadership roles in reading or bilingual/ESL education, and those seeking advanced academic preparation in these areas. 

The French Language and Literature PhD program from the University at Buffalo is one of progressive specialization that will culminate in a dissertation. Students in RLL are prepared to participate in critical discussions in the discipline and engage meaningfully with the scholarship of colleagues in neighboring disciplines.

The Spanish Language and Literature programe at the University at Buffalo, trains students to develop new knowledge about the languages, literatures and cultures of the Romance languages, as well as the cultures and diasporic communities with which they have remained in sustained contact.

Comparative Literature from University of California, Berkeley is a vibrant place for the research and study of literatures and cultures in an interdisciplinary framework, from transnational and cross‐cultural perspectives. 

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

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 PhD in Hispanic Studies at Texas A&M University is an interdisciplinary program with three intertwined concentrations: Visual Cultures, Linguistics, and Literature. The program prepares it's students for a career in fields such as education, translation, communications, diplomacy, health and social services.

The Comparative Literature and History - Russia degree allows students to take advantage of New York University’s strengths in Russian literature, history, and culture in a range of departments. 

As a multidisciplinary program, the Institute of French Studies offers three Joint Ph.D. degrees: one in French Studies and French Literature at New York University, one in French Studies and History, and one in French Studies and Anthropology. 

We offer a phd degree in East Asian Languages and Literatures at the Yale University. Students concentrating in Chinese or Japanese literature are encouraged to take at least one term course in Western literature or literary theory. 

The English and Comparative Literature Department at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill fosters insightful and imaginative thinking, with the goal of producing excellent scholars and teachers. 

At the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, we offer a phd degree in Slavic Languages and Literatures.

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

The PhD program in Spanish Literature and Culture at Arizona State University consists of two specializations: Spanish literature and culture.

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.

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.

Graduate programs in the Department of Comparative Literature at Binghamton University possess a long-standing commitment to critical theory and a progressive understanding of the discipline.