2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in the Southwest Region
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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” ranking, we looked at 51 colleges that offer a degree in general English literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general English literature programs that also have a lower cost than 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
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 25 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Phoenix - Arizona. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 168 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree english students list, UOPX - Arizona has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Phoenix - Arizona is $12,944 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UT 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 $10,092 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students per year to attend UT Permian Basin.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Arizona State University - Skysong is located in Scottsdale, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 172 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.
ASU - Skysong not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #16 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Skysong is $13,971 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students.
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Out of the 51 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #4 spot on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 129 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UT Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 143 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.
UH also took the #7 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Houston is $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
With a ranking of #6, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 174 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT also took the #11 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students per year to attend University of North Texas.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
West Texas A&M University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. West Texas A&M University is a fairly large public school situated in Canyon, Texas. It awarded 17 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend West Texas A&M University is $12,761 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students.
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MSU Texas landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Wichita Falls, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for MSU Texas is $10,045 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students.
University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.
UH Clear Lake also took the #13 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,612 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students per year to attend University of Houston - Clear Lake.
Sam Houston State University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Huntsville, Texas, this large public school awarded 53 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #20 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Sam Houston State University is $14,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students.
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Texas State University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 171 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students.
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The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. This large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 137 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.
UTSA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #19 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UTSA is $13,853 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students.
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With a ranking of #13, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 52 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $17,571 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students per year to attend Texas Tech.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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University of Houston - Downtown ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UH Downtown is a fairly large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 36 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend University of Houston - Downtown is $6,848 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students.
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Tarleton State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. Tarleton is a fairly large school located in Stephenville, Texas that handed out 18 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.
The yearly cost to attend Tarleton is $18,979 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students.
With a ranking of #16, University of Houston - Victoria did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston - Victoria is a small school located in Victoria, Texas that handed out 18 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for University of Houston - Victoria is $8,967 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students.
With a ranking of #17, East Central University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. East Central University is a public institution located in Ada, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for East Central University is $10,334 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students.
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Texas A&M International University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. 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.
The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M International University is $3,074 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students.
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Stephen F Austin State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2019-2020.
SFASU also took the #23 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Stephen F Austin State University is $13,723 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students.
Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Northern Arizona University is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 63 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.
The estimated yearly cost for NAU is $12,915 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students.
Northeastern State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. NSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. It awarded 21 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for NSU is $9,994 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students.
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With a ranking of #22, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 64 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students.
Angelo State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Angelo State University is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 25 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.
The estimated yearly cost for Angelo State University is $13,819 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree English students.
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Oklahoma State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Stillwater, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 45 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU also took the #21 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Texas Woman’s University ranked #25 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. TWU is a fairly large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 22 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.
It costs about $9,617 for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students per year to attend TWU.
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Notes and References
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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