by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Arkansas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
General English Literature is the 24th most popular major in the country with 40,481 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Arkansas, there were 298 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $23,620 and $24,574 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 271 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,130 and $24,615 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Arkansas” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Arkansas” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for arkansas bachelor’s degree english students.
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Lyon College landed the #1 spot on the list. Lyon is located in Batesville, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hendrix College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Arkansas. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, 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 Philander Smith College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Arkansas. Philander Smith is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Little Rock, Arkansas. It awarded 7 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at Philander Smith
Out of the 19 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Arkansas that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Baptist College landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Conway, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Williams Baptist University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Arkansas list. Williams Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #6, Ouachita Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Arkansas list. Ouachita Baptist is a private not-for-profit institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Ouachita Baptist University
With a ranking of #7, Henderson State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Arkansas list. Henderson State University is a public institution located in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad 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%.
Read more about General English Literature at Henderson State University
John Brown University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #8. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. It awarded 10 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
With a ranking of #9, University of the Ozarks did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Arkansas list. Ozarks is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Clarksville, Arkansas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at University of the Ozarks
University of Arkansas at Little Rock ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Arkansas list. UA Little Rock is located in Little Rock, Arkansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General English Literature at UA Little Rock
With a ranking of #11, Harding University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Arkansas list. Located in Searcy, Arkansas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of Central Arkansas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Arkansas ranking, coming in at #12. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 24 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General English Literature at University of Central Arkansas
With a ranking of #13, University of Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Arkansas list. This large school is located in Fayetteville, Arkansas, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General English Literature at University of Arkansas
University of Arkansas at Monticello landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Arkansas ranking. This small school is located in Monticello, Arkansas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Arkansas at Monticello General English Literature Report
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Arkansas ranking. University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff is a small school located in Pine Bluff, Arkansas that handed out 3 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Arkansas ranking. Fort Smith, Arkansas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Arkansas list. Southern Arkansas University Main Campus is located in Magnolia, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General English Literature at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus
Arkansas Tech University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Arkansas ranking. ATU is a medium-sized school located in Russellville, Arkansas that handed out 19 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at Arkansas Tech University
Arkansas State University - Main Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Arkansas ranking. Arkansas State University - Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Jonesboro, Arkansas. It awarded 18 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General English Literature at Arkansas State University - Main Campus
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