English Department restricts graduate admission to Black Studies only

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@bluebayou

UChicago does a pretty “good” job placing its English PhD’s, as evidenced by a marginally longer time to degree completion than peers.

That seems like rationalization to me. It’s the equivalent of an undergrad school touting its 6-year graduation rate (and ignoring 4-year) bcos by then most/all of the grads have jobs.

And no, Chicago’s time to degree is not “marginally longer,” it’s much longer than its peers. Yale gets them out in 6 years, some in 5. Is the Chicago English PhD that much stronger/better than Yale’s?

https://provost.uchicago.edu/sites/default/files/ProgramStatisticsHUMEnglish.pdf

Blue, you can check out the graph for yourself - here is the article re-posted. This is analysis from the office of the provost. Ivy+ peers get their English PhD’s out in a hair under 7 years; UChicago in a little over 7. A PhD isn’t exactly like a bachelor’s degree. Timing will on your topic, your advisor, whether you come in with an MA already, etc.

https://www.chicagomaroon.com/article/2019/10/24/uchicago-phd-policy-tradeoffs/

EDIT to add: Don’t just look at the Ivy’s here. Some of the best English deparments in the country are located in public institutions; Cal Berkeley, for instance.

EDIT to add: Yale’s department is excellent - top 10. Chicago’s is a top 5, likely a top 3. But both are excellent, obviously.