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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on English Language Major 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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

English is the 19th most popular major in the country with 40,481 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southwest region, there were 4,794 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,011 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 102 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree english language students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for English in the Southwest Region

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University of Dallas
Irving, Texas

Out of the 102 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dallas landed the #1 spot on the list. Irving, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.

Full UD English Report

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Southwestern University
Georgetown, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region. Southwestern University is located in Georgetown, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Southwestern English Report

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Austin College
Sherman, Texas

Out of the 102 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin College landed the #3 spot on the list. Austin College is a small school located in Sherman, Texas that handed out 11 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about English at Austin College

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Adventist University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region. Southwestern Adventist University is located in Keene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.

Read more about English at Southwestern Adventist University

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Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas

Out of the 102 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity University landed the #5 spot on the list. Trinity University is a small school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 23 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. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.

Read more about English at Trinity University

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University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region ranking. USAO is a public institution located in Chickasha, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about English at USAO

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Sul Ross State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region list. Alpine, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on English at Sul Ross

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Huston - Tillotson University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin, Texas 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.

Full Huston - Tillotson University English Report

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 156 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Read full report on English at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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Texas A & M University - Central Texas ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small school located in Killeen, Texas that handed out 16 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.

Full Texas A & M University - Central Texas English Report

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University of Houston - Victoria came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Victoria, Texas, this small public school handed out 31 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English language students in 2020-2021.

Full University of Houston - Victoria English Report

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Texas A&M International University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M International University is a public institution located in Laredo, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about English at Texas A&M International University

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Texas A&M University - San Antonio came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - San Antonio is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.

Read more about English at Texas A&M San Antonio

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Marcos, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 173 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about English at Texas State

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Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona State University - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 227 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on English at ASU - Skysong

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Texas Lutheran University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas Lutheran University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seguin, Texas. It awarded 6 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on English at Texas Lutheran University

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Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Northeastern State University landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, and it awarded 30 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%.

Read more about English at Northeastern State University

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Rice University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region list. Rice is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Rice English Report

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Northwestern Oklahoma State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region ranking. NWOSU is a small school located in Alva, Oklahoma that handed out 6 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.

Full NWOSU English Report

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St. Mary's University
San Antonio, Texas

St. Mary’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. St. Mary’s is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s English language degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about English at St. Mary’s University

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East Central University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Ada, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about English at ECU

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University of North Texas landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 149 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about English at University of North Texas

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UTSA is a large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 111 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.

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%.

Read full report on English at The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Angelo State University
San Angelo, Texas

With a ranking of #24, Angelo State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region list. San Angelo, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English language degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about English at Angelo State University

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With a ranking of #25, Southwestern Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern Christian University is a small school located in Bethany, Oklahoma that handed out 1 bachelors’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about English at SCU

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