2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major
1,293
Ranked Colleges
31,214
Degrees Awarded
$30,500
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English is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,481 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 31,214 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major” ranking looked at 1,293 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in English. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their English program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major”.
Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for English
Out of the 1,293 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Kenyon College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Gambier, Ohio, and it awarded 53 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major. Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts is a small school located in North Adams, Massachusetts that handed out 30 bachelors’s English language degrees 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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Mary’s College of Maryland. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major. Located in St. Mary’s City, Maryland, this small public school awarded 38 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English language students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full SMCM English Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hollins University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major list. Hollins is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Roanoke, Virginia. It awarded 20 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sewanee - The University of the South. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major list. Sewanee is a small school located in Sewanee, Tennessee that handed out 41 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Spelman College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major ranking, coming in at #6. Spelman College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 39 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Full Spelman English Report
University of Saint Katherine ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major list. University of Saint Katherine is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Marcos, California. It awarded 4 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about English at University of Saint Katherine
With a ranking of #8, Hillsdale College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major list. Hillsdale College is a small school located in Hillsdale, Michigan that handed out 30 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Hillsdale College English Report
With a ranking of #9, Skidmore College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major list. Skidmore is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Saratoga Springs, New York. It awarded 46 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full Skidmore English Report
College of the Holy Cross came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major ranking. Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit institution located in Worcester, Massachusetts. The school has a small population, and it awarded 59 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Bryn Mawr College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major ranking. Bryn Mawr College is a small school located in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania that handed out 31 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 Bryn Mawr English Report
Bethany Lutheran College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major ranking. BLC is located in Mankato, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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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With a ranking of #13, University of Mary Washington did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major list. This small school is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 80 bachelors’s English language 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%.
Full UMW English Report
With a ranking of #14, Washington & Jefferson College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major list. This small school is located in Washington, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
Read full report on English at W&J
Wittenberg University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major ranking, coming in at #15. Wittenberg University is a small school located in Springfield, Ohio that handed out 26 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #16, Kalamazoo College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major list. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on English at Kalamazoo College
Rhodes College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major list. Memphis, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Barnard College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major ranking. Barnard is a small school located in New York, New York that handed out 42 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Southern Virginia University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major ranking. SVU is a small school located in Buena Vista, Virginia that handed out 13 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
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Williams College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major ranking. Williamstown, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read more about English at Williams College
With a ranking of #21, Ripon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major list. Ripon College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ripon, Wisconsin. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Ripon College English Report
The King’s College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 7 students 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%.
Full The King’s College English Report
Haverford College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major ranking. Haverford College is located in Haverford, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 22 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Full Haverford English Report
Colgate University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major ranking. Colgate University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Hamilton, New York. It awarded 54 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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Wabash College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major ranking. Located in Crawfordsville, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English language students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Read more about English at Wabash College
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