by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Plains States Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
English is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,481 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 2,181 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 9 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,723 and $22,140 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in English. That schools that top this list have a program in English in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Plains States Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Plains States Region”.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Methodist University - College of Liberal Arts & Sciences landed the #1 spot on the list. CMU CLAS is a small school located in Fayette, Missouri that handed out 1 associates’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Butler Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Butler CC is a medium-sized school located in El Dorado, Kansas that handed out 4 associates’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Southwestern Community College is located in Creston, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s English language degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Plains States Region. Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is a private not-for-profit institution located in Springfield, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Plains States Region list. Norfolk, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s English language degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Barton County Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Plains States Region list. Great Bend, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s English language degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Ellsworth Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s English language students in 2020-2021.
Dodge City Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Plains States Region list. Dodge City, Kansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s English language degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Indian Hills Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Plains States Region list. IHCC is a small public school situated in Ottumwa, Iowa. It awarded 0 associates’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
North Central University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Plains States Region ranking. North Central University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.
With a ranking of #7, Marshalltown Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Plains States Region list. Marshalltown Community College is a small school located in Marshalltown, Iowa that handed out 0 associates’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Iowa Central Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Plains States Region list. Iowa Central Community College is a public institution located in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Independence Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Plains States Region ranking. This small school is located in Independence, Kansas, and it awarded 0 associates’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
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