by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 40,481 people earned their degree in English, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southeast region, there were 8,884 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 790 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 95 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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 a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree english language students.
Out of the 95 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #1 spot on the list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English language degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Gardner - Webb University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region list. Gardner - Webb University is located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s English language degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Morehead State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region. Morehead State University is a public institution located in Morehead, Kentucky. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 95 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Converse College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and it awarded 3 masters’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 95 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #5 spot on the list. NSU is a fairly large public school situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It awarded 15 masters’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on English at Northwestern State University of Louisiana
The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this fairly large public school awarded 17 degrees to qualified masters’s English language students in 2020-2021.
Full The University of Tennessee - Chattanooga English Report
Clark Atlanta University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Atlanta, Georgia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s English language degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
University of Alabama in Huntsville landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Alabama in Huntsville is a medium-sized public school situated in Huntsville, Alabama. It awarded 14 masters’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Radford University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region list. Radford University is located in Radford, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s English language degrees to qualified students.
Winthrop University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Winthrop University is located in Rock Hill, South Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s English language degrees to qualified students.
East Carolina University landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region ranking. ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 masters’s English language degrees to qualified students.
Marymount University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Arlington, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s English language students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Sewanee - The University of the South did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region list. Sewanee, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s English language degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
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. 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Mississippi College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Clinton, Mississippi, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s English language students in 2020-2021.
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%.
Belmont University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Belmont is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Nashville, Tennessee. It awarded 9 masters’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Louisiana Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #16. Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s English language degrees to qualified students.
University of West Georgia ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region list. University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 masters’s English language degrees to qualified students.
University of Montevallo ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Montevallo, Alabama, this small public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s English language students in 2020-2021.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Lafayette, Louisiana, and it awarded 12 masters’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on English at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
University of Memphis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. This large school is located in Memphis, Tennessee, and it awarded 16 masters’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
Georgia College & State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #21. Georgia College is a public institution located in Milledgeville, Georgia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Marshall University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Huntington, West Virginia, this fairly large public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s English language students in 2020-2021.
University of Louisiana at Monroe came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Monroe, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English language degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Southeastern Louisiana University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Hammond, Louisiana, and it awarded 7 masters’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Western Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region list. Cullowhee, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English language degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
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