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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in Arkansas” 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 Arkansas, there were 298 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 271 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,130 and $24,615 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in Arkansas” ranking, we looked at 19 colleges that offer a degree 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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The english language school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in Arkansas”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas bachelor’s degree english language students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lyon College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in Arkansas list. Lyon is located in Batesville, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hendrix College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in Arkansas list. Hendrix is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Philander Smith College landed the #3 spot on the list. Philander Smith College is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Baptist College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in Arkansas list. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Williams Baptist University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in Arkansas. WBU is a small school located in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas that handed out 3 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
Ouachita Baptist University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in Arkansas ranking. Ouachita Baptist University is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 9 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Henderson State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in Arkansas list. Henderson State University is a small school located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas that handed out 16 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
John Brown University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #8. Siloam Springs, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 3.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, University of the Ozarks did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in Arkansas list. This small school is located in Clarksville, Arkansas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arkansas at Little Rock did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #10. UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on English at University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Harding University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #11. Harding is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Searcy, Arkansas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #12, University of Central Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in Arkansas list. UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Arkansas landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in Arkansas ranking. Located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, this large public school awarded 65 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English language students 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
University of Arkansas at Monticello landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in Arkansas ranking. University of Arkansas at Monticello is a small public school situated in Monticello, Arkansas. It awarded 10 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in Arkansas list. UAPB is a public institution located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #16. This medium-sized school is located in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in Arkansas ranking. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is a public institution located in Magnolia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about English at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
With a ranking of #18, Arkansas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in Arkansas list. Arkansas Tech University is a medium-sized public school situated in Russellville, Arkansas. It awarded 19 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in Arkansas ranking. This fairly large school is located in Jonesboro, Arkansas, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on English at Arkansas State University - Main Campus
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