2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for English in the Southwest Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2019-2020, 41,945 people earned their degree in English, making the major the 15th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 3,932 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,019 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 51 colleges that offer a degree in English. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality English programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the English program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for English in the Southwest Region
Out of the 51 schools in the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Phoenix - Arizona landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Phoenix - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 168 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
UOPX - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UOPX - Arizona is $12,944 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english language students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Permian Basin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is $10,092 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english language students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 172 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Skysong not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,971 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english language students per year to attend ASU - Skysong.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school handed out 129 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English language students in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english language students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 143 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
UH not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english language students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #6, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 174 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT also made our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. It costs about $15,086 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students per year to attend University of North Texas.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
West Texas A&M University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Canyon, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 17 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English language students in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,761 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students per year to attend West Texas A&M University.
MSU Texas ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. MSU Texas is a public institution located in Wichita Falls, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for MSU Texas is $10,045 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
With a ranking of #9, University of Houston - Clear Lake did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UH Clear Lake is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
UH Clear Lake not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake is $10,612 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
With a ranking of #10, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Sam Houston State University is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 53 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree english language students list, SHSU has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english language students per year to attend Sam Houston State University.
Texas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Texas State is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 171 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students per year to attend Texas State University.
With a ranking of #12, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 137 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English language students in 2019-2020.
UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,853 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students per year to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio.
Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree english language students list, Texas Tech has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english language students per year to attend Texas Tech.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Houston - Downtown came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 36 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston - Downtown is $6,848 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
Tarleton State University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Stephenville, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Tarleton State University is $18,979 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
University of Houston - Victoria did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. UH Victoria is a public institution located in Victoria, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston - Victoria is $8,967 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
East Central University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. East Central University is located in Ada, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for East Central University is $10,334 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english language students.
Texas A&M International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Texas A&M International University is a public institution located in Laredo, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M International University is $3,074 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english language students.
With a ranking of #19, Stephen F Austin State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed the #23 spot in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SFASU is $13,723 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english language students.
Northern Arizona University landed the #20 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 63 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $12,915 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english language students per year to attend Northern Arizona University.
Northeastern State University ranked #21 on this year’s Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Northeastern State University is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for Northeastern State University is $9,994 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english language students.
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 64 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree english language students list, UT Arlington has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students per year to attend UT Arlington.
Angelo State University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in San Angelo, Texas, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $13,819 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english language students per year to attend Angelo State University.
With a ranking of #24, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 45 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best English Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language 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.
Texas Woman’s University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English language students in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Texas Woman’s University is $9,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English Language students.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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Footnotes
- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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