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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

49 Ranked Colleges
3,019 Degrees Awarded
$9,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 41,945 people earned their degree in general English literature, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general English literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,525 and had an average of $23,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 3,932 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $30,144 and $22,726 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,019 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 49 colleges that offer a degree in general English literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general English literature programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general English literature program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 26 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Rice University

Houston, Texas

Out of the 49 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rice University landed the #1 spot on the list. Rice University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.

Rice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Rice is $7,534 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 129 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.

UT Rio Grande Valley also made our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #12. It costs about $3,473 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

The low 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%.

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Out of the 49 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 174 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for University of North Texas is $9,082 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Out of the 49 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M International University landed the #4 spot on the list. Laredo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 25 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $2,298 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas A&M International University.

Full Texas A&M International University General English Literature Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas A&M University - College Station. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas A&M College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 143 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M College Station is $13,270 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#6

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

University of Houston ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 143 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $30-$48k list, UH has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,925 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UH.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 137 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UTSA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #19 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio is $11,109 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $30-$48k.

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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 13 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Permian Basin also made our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $10,221 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin.

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Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 204 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $8,921 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

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The University of Texas at Austin ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 192 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,575 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UT Austin.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#11

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

Texas Tech University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $30-$48k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $13,326 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Texas Tech University General English Literature Report

#12

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas State University is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 171 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.

Texas State also took the #10 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,292 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas State.

Full Texas State University General English Literature Report

Oklahoma State University - Main Campus came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Stillwater, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 45 students in 2019-2020.

OSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $9,962 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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With a ranking of #14, University of Houston - Victoria did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Victoria, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $7,404 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UH Victoria.

Full University of Houston - Victoria General English Literature Report

#15

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 71 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #18 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $11,466 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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The University of Texas at Tyler landed the #16 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UT Tyler is located in Tyler, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Tyler is $7,058 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#17

Texas Woman's University

Denton, Texas

Texas Woman’s University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Denton, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 22 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2019-2020.

The estimated yearly cost for Texas Woman’s University is $7,050 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students whose families make $30-$48k.

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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. UTEP is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 45 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend UTEP is $7,427 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#19

MSU Texas

Wichita Falls, Texas

With a ranking of #19, MSU Texas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This medium-sized school is located in Wichita Falls, Texas, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend MSU Texas is $8,554 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#20

Arizona State University - Skysong

Scottsdale, Arizona

Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school handed out 172 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Skysong is $12,020 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $30-$48k.

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University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UH Clear Lake is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 28 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Clear Lake, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston - Clear Lake is $7,941 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $30-$48k.

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The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Arlington, Texas, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Arlington, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,974 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The University of Texas at Arlington.

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Stephen F Austin State University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2019-2020.

SFASU also made our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #23. The estimated yearly cost for SFASU is $10,816 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#23

East Central University

Ada, Oklahoma

East Central University landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Ada, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $8,259 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend East Central University.

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#24

Sam Houston State University

Huntsville, Texas

Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #24. Sam Houston State University is located in Huntsville, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 53 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.

SHSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Sam Houston State University is $11,634 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#25

Northeastern State University

Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Northeastern State University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $7,543 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend NSU.

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References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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