by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 40,481 people earned their degree in English, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,678 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,418 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,089 and $26,296 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 38 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fort Lewis College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Durango, Colorado, this small public school awarded 25 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English language students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Colorado College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Colorado Springs, Colorado. It awarded 15 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 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Naropa University landed the #3 spot on the list. Naropa is a small school located in Boulder, Colorado that handed out 6 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Colorado University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Gunnison, Colorado, this small public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English language students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan State University of Denver. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. MSU Denver is located in Denver, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 65 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
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Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #6. Provo, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 143 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Montana State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Montana State University is located in Bozeman, Montana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 60 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Colorado State University - Pueblo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. Colorado State University - Pueblo is a public institution located in Pueblo, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about English at Colorado State University - Pueblo
The University of Montana - Western ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Montana Western is a small school located in Dillon, Montana that handed out 6 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
Utah State University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Logan, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 116 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #11. UCCS is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 46 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Read more about English at University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
The College of Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #12. The College of Idaho is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Caldwell, Idaho. It awarded 4 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Wyoming ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. UW is a fairly large school located in Laramie, Wyoming that handed out 46 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%.
The University of Montana landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. The University of Montana is a fairly large public school situated in Missoula, Montana. It awarded 42 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Westminster College Utah did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Salt Lake City, Utah is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. 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.
University of Colorado Boulder came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school handed out 128 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English language students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Colorado Mesa University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado Mesa is a medium-sized school located in Grand Junction, Colorado that handed out 24 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Brigham Young University - Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This large school is located in Rexburg, Idaho, and it awarded 96 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Northern Colorado came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 35 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
With a ranking of #20, Adams State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Alamosa, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Northwest Nazarene University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #21. NNU is located in Nampa, Idaho and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Dixie State University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Dixie State University is located in Saint George, Utah and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 29 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
University of Utah did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #23. University of Utah is a large public school situated in Salt Lake City, Utah. It awarded 88 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
Boise State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Boise, Idaho is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 56 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
United States Air Force Academy ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. United States Air Force Academy is located in USAF Academy, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
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