by our College Data Analytics Team
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 an Associate Highly Focused on English Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 40,481 people earned their degree in general English literature, making the major the 24th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, general English literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $29,881 and had an average of $23,769 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,166 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major” ranking analyzed 237 colleges that offered a degree in general English literature. That schools that top this list have a program in general English literature in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree english students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blinn College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major list. This fairly large school is located in Brenham, Texas, and it awarded 188 associates’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Blinn College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Wyoming College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major list. This small school is located in Riverton, Wyoming, and it awarded 7 associates’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Taft College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major list. Taft College is located in Taft, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 associates’s English degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of the Desert. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major. Located in Palm Desert, California, this fairly large public school awarded 35 diplomas to qualified associates’s English students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at College of the Desert
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego Mesa College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major. San Diego Mesa College is located in San Diego, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 39 associates’s English degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General English Literature at San Diego Mesa College
With a ranking of #6, Feather River Community College District did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major list. Located in Quincy, California, this small public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified associates’s English students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at Feather River Community College District
Northern Oklahoma College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major ranking. Northern Oklahoma College is a small school located in Tonkawa, Oklahoma that handed out 11 associates’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at Northern Oklahoma College
College of San Mateo did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major ranking, coming in at #8. Located in San Mateo, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified associates’s English students in 2020-2021.
Modesto Junior College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major ranking. Modesto Junior College is located in Modesto, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 associates’s English degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #10, Massachusetts Bay Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major list. MassBay Community College is a small school located in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts that handed out 9 associates’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Full MassBay Community College General English Literature Report
El Camino College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major ranking. El Camino College is a public institution located in Torrance, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 57 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at El Camino College
Rose State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major ranking, coming in at #12. Rose State College is a public institution located in Midwest City, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at Rose State College
Glendale Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major ranking, coming in at #13. Glendale, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s English degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.
Read more about General English Literature at Glendale Community College
Clinton Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in Plattsburgh, New York, and it awarded 2 associates’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Clinton Community College
Crafton Hills College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major ranking. Located in Yucaipa, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified associates’s English students in 2020-2021.
Yuba College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major ranking. Marysville, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s English degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
Cosumnes River College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major list. Sacramento, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s English degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at Cosumnes River
Bucks County Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major ranking. Located in Newtown, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 diplomas to qualified associates’s English students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Bucks County Community College
San Diego City College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 19 associates’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Full San Diego City College General English Literature Report
Woodland Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major ranking. Woodland, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s English degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at Woodland Community College
San Jacinto Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major ranking, coming in at #21. San Jacinto Community College is located in Pasadena, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 101 associates’s English degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #22, Snow College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major list. Ephraim, Utah is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s English degrees to 19 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Snow College
Columbia College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Sonora, California, this small public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s English students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at Columbia Junior College
Community College of Beaver County ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major list. Monaca, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s English degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Community College of Beaver County
Southwestern College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major ranking, coming in at #25. Chula Vista, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s English degrees to 39 students in 2020-2021.
Not only did these schools make the top 36 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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