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 West Virginia” 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 West Virginia, there were 258 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,662 and $29,634 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 243 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,642 and $26,170 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in West Virginia” ranking, we looked at 14 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.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in West Virginia”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Virginia State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in West Virginia list. West Virginia State University is a public institution located in Institute, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Davis & Elkins College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in West Virginia. Elkins, West Virginia 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.
Read full report on General English Literature at Davis & Elkins College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Concord University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in West Virginia list. Concord University is located in Athens, West Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.
Read more about General English Literature at Concord University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Shepherd University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in West Virginia. Shepherdstown, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend West Virginia Wesleyan College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in West Virginia. West Virginia Wesleyan is a small school located in Buckhannon, West Virginia that handed out 5 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Full West Virginia Wesleyan College General English Literature Report
Fairmont State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in West Virginia ranking. Located in Fairmont, West Virginia, this small public school awarded 13 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Fairmont State University
Marshall University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in West Virginia ranking, coming in at #7. Marshall University is a public institution located in Huntington, West Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 39 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at Marshall University
With a ranking of #8, West Virginia University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in West Virginia list. WVU is a public institution located in Morgantown, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at West Virginia University
West Liberty University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in West Virginia ranking. West Liberty University is a small school located in West Liberty, West Virginia that handed out 4 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at West Liberty University
With a ranking of #10, American Public University System did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in West Virginia list. This large school is located in Charles Town, West Virginia, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
Read more about General English Literature at American Public University System
University of Charleston did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in West Virginia ranking, coming in at #11. UC is a small school located in Charleston, West Virginia that handed out 4 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Charleston General English Literature Report
Glenville State College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in West Virginia list. Glenville State College is a public institution located in Glenville, West Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at Glenville State College
With a ranking of #13, Bethany College West Virginia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in West Virginia list. Bethany, West Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Bethany College West Virginia
Wheeling University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in West Virginia ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Wheeling, West Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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