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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major in Pennsylvania” ranking.
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.
Across Pennsylvania, there were 1,601 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,042 and $26,316 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 50 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,360 and $19,957 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in general English literature. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in general English literature.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major in Pennsylvania” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major in Pennsylvania”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Bucks County Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Bucks County Community College is a public institution located in Newtown, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 15 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Bucks County Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Community College of Beaver County. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major in Pennsylvania. Community College of Beaver County is located in Monaca, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s English degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General English Literature at Community College of Beaver County
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Philadelphia. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major in Pennsylvania list. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that handed out 16 associates’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Community College of Philadelphia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Butler County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major in Pennsylvania list. BC3 is a small school located in Butler, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 associates’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Butler County Community College General English Literature Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Luzerne County Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major in Pennsylvania list. Luzerne County Community College is a small school located in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania that handed out 3 associates’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Luzerne County Community College
Harrisburg Area Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major in Pennsylvania list. Harrisburg Area Community College is a fairly large school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 associates’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at Harrisburg Area Community College
Immaculata University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Immaculata, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s English degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General English Literature at Immaculata University
University of Pennsylvania came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on English Major in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 105 diplomas to qualified associates’s English students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
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