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 North Carolina” 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 North Carolina, there were 1,238 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,825 and $22,567 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,062 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,368 and $25,940 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina” ranking analyzed 49 colleges that offered a degree in general English literature. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general English literature program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Asheville. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina. University of North Carolina at Asheville is located in Asheville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 49 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Bennett College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davidson College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina list. This small school is located in Davidson, North Carolina, and it awarded 29 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Out of the 49 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Salem College landed the #4 spot on the list. Salem is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.
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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Chowan University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina. This small school is located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at Chowan University
With a ranking of #6, Belmont Abbey College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina list. This small school is located in Belmont, North Carolina, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, Montreat College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina list. Montreat College is a small school located in Montreat, North Carolina that handed out 6 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on General English Literature at Montreat College
Guilford College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina ranking. Guilford is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Greensboro, North Carolina. It awarded 9 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Warren Wilson College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina list. Warren Wilson College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Swannanoa, North Carolina. It awarded 4 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Full Warren Wilson College General English Literature Report
With a ranking of #10, Greensboro College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina list. Greensboro College is located in Greensboro, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Elizabeth City State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, William Peace University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina list. This small school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at William Peace University
With a ranking of #13, Mars Hill University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina list. Mars Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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.
Appalachian State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina ranking. Boone, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 94 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Livingstone College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #15. Livingstone College is a small school located in Salisbury, North Carolina that handed out 2 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Livingstone College
University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 148 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%. 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 North Carolina at Charlotte
With a ranking of #17, Wake Forest University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina list. Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 45 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, 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%.
Read more about General English Literature at Wake Forest University
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina ranking. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a large public school situated in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It awarded 154 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 full report on General English Literature at UNC Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #19. This fairly large school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 72 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Brevard College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina list. Brevard College is located in Brevard, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General English Literature at Brevard College
Catawba College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Salisbury, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Catawba College
Western Carolina University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina ranking. WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.
Full Western Carolina University General English Literature Report
Lenoir - Rhyne University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina list. Hickory, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Lenoir - Rhyne University
Fayetteville State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina ranking. Fayetteville State University is a public institution located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Fayetteville State University General English Literature Report
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in North Carolina list. This small school is located in Wake Forest, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
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