by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 3,113 people earned their degree in English and language arts education, making the major the 214th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 789 English and language arts education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 385 English and language arts education graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,457 and $25,851 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 75 colleges that offer a degree in English and language arts education. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their English and language arts education program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grove City College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Grove City, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English and language arts education students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Joseph’s College - New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brooklyn, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English and language arts education degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full St. Joseph’s College - New York English & Language Arts Education Report
Out of the 75 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY New Paltz landed the #3 spot on the list. SUNY New Paltz is a medium-sized public school situated in New Paltz, New York. It awarded 28 bachelors’s English and language arts education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Juniata College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Juniata is located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s English and language arts education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on English & Language Arts Education at Juniata College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Francis College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. St. Francis College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brooklyn Heights, New York. It awarded 5 bachelors’s English and language arts education degrees in 2020-2021.
SUNY Oswego landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Oswego is a medium-sized public school situated in Oswego, New York. It awarded 19 bachelors’s English and language arts education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on English & Language Arts Education at SUNY Oswego
Elizabethtown College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English and language arts education students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Geneva College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Geneva is a small school located in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 bachelors’s English and language arts education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Geneva College English & Language Arts Education Report
SUNY Cortland ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Cortland is a public institution located in Cortland, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Centenary University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Hackettstown, New Jersey, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English and language arts education students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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With a ranking of #11, SUNY Geneseo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Geneseo is a small school located in Geneseo, New York that handed out 10 bachelors’s English and language arts education degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on English & Language Arts Education at SUNY Geneseo
With a ranking of #12, SUNY Oneonta did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY Oneonta is a medium-sized public school situated in Oneonta, New York. It awarded 11 bachelors’s English and language arts education degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on English & Language Arts Education at SUNY Oneonta
With a ranking of #13, York College of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in York, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English and language arts education students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on English & Language Arts Education at York College of Pennsylvania
Messiah University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Messiah University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #15, College of Staten Island CUNY did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. College of Staten Island CUNY is a public institution located in Staten Island, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Roberts Wesleyan College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Roberts Wesleyan College is located in Rochester, New York and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s English and language arts education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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SUNY Potsdam came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Potsdam is a small school located in Potsdam, New York that handed out 4 bachelors’s English and language arts education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, The College of Saint Rose did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Albany, New York, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English and language arts education students in 2020-2021.
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Duquesne University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #19. Duquesne University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It awarded 12 bachelors’s English and language arts education degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Clarks Summit University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Clarks Summit University is located in South Abington Township, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s English and language arts education degrees to qualified students.
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Elmira College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Elmira, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English and language arts education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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With a ranking of #21, Queens College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This fairly large school is located in Queens, New York, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s English and language arts education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Queens College English & Language Arts Education Report
Alfred University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Alfred University is a small school located in Alfred, New York that handed out 2 bachelors’s English and language arts education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Buffalo State landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Buffalo State is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s English and language arts education degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #25, Brooklyn College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English & Language Arts Education Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brooklyn College is a fairly large public school situated in Brooklyn, New York. It awarded 15 bachelors’s English and language arts education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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