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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 40,481 people earned their degree in English, making the major the 19th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,166 English graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate” ranking looked at 237 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in English. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in English.
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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 “Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree english language students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blinn College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate list. Located in Brenham, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 188 diplomas to qualified associates’s English language students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Jacinto Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate. San Jacinto College is a large school located in Pasadena, Texas that handed out 101 associates’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 237 schools in the Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Pasadena City College landed the #3 spot on the list. Pasadena, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s English language degrees to 63 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Chaffey College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate list. Chaffey College is a fairly large school located in Rancho Cucamonga, California that handed out 62 associates’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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend El Camino College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate. This fairly large school is located in Torrance, California, and it awarded 57 associates’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Fullerton College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate list. Fullerton College is a public institution located in Fullerton, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 56 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Borough of Manhattan Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #7. Borough of Manhattan Community College is located in New York, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 48 associates’s English language degrees to qualified students.
Mt. San Antonio College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate ranking. Mt. San Antonio College is a public institution located in Walnut, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 47 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Riverside City College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate ranking. Riverside, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s English language degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
Cerritos College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate ranking. Cerritos College is a fairly large school located in Norwalk, California that handed out 46 associates’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
Modesto Junior College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate ranking. MJC is a fairly large school located in Modesto, California that handed out 44 associates’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
Austin Community College District did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #11. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 associates’s English language degrees to qualified students.
Diablo Valley College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Pleasant Hill, California, this fairly large public school awarded 43 degrees to qualified associates’s English language students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #14, Bakersfield College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate list. This large school is located in Bakersfield, California, and it awarded 42 associates’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
Saddleback College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #14. Saddleback College is located in Mission Viejo, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 associates’s English language degrees to qualified students.
College of the Canyons landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Santa Clarita, California, and it awarded 41 associates’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
San Diego Mesa College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. San Diego Mesa College is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 39 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #17. SWC Chula Vista is located in Chula Vista, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 associates’s English language degrees to qualified students.
Antelope Valley College ranked #19 on this year’s Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate list. Located in Lancaster, California, this fairly large public school handed out 37 diplomas to qualified associates’s English language students in 2020-2021.
Mt. San Jacinto College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #20. MSJC is located in San Jacinto, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 associates’s English language degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #20, LaGuardia Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate list. LaGuardia is located in Long Island City, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 associates’s English language degrees to qualified students.
Sierra College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate ranking. Sierra College is a public institution located in Rocklin, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 36 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
College of the Desert landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Palm Desert, California, and it awarded 35 associates’s English language degrees in 2020-2021.
Long Beach City College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Long Beach, California, this large public school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified associates’s English language students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Golden West College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Language Major for an Associate list. Huntington Beach, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s English language degrees to 33 students in 2020-2021.
Not only did these schools make the top 38 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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