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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 the Southwest region, there were 4,794 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,395 and $22,409 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,011 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 102 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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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree english students.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in the Southwest Region

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University of Dallas
Irving, Texas

Out of the 102 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Dallas landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Dallas is located in Irving, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Dallas General English Literature Report

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Southwestern University
Georgetown, Texas

Out of the 102 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Southwestern is a small school located in Georgetown, Texas that handed out 18 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Southwestern University General English Literature Report

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Austin College
Sherman, Texas

Out of the 102 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin College landed the #3 spot on the list. Austin College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sherman, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Austin College General English Literature Report

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Out of the 102 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Adventist University landed the #4 spot on the list. Southwestern Adventist University is located in Keene, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on General English Literature at Southwestern Adventist University

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Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas

Out of the 102 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about General English Literature at Trinity U

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With a ranking of #6, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. Chickasha, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General English Literature at USAO

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Sul Ross State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Alpine, Texas, and it awarded 15 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General English Literature at Sul Ross

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Huston - Tillotson University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin, Texas 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 Huston - Tillotson University

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is located in Edinburg, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 156 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.

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%.

Read more about General English Literature at UT Rio Grande Valley

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Texas A & M University - Central Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. This small school is located in Killeen, Texas, and it awarded 16 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%.

Full Texas A & M University - Central Texas General English Literature Report

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University of Houston - Victoria ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston - Victoria is a small school located in Victoria, Texas that handed out 31 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General English Literature at UH Victoria

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Texas A&M International University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Laredo, Texas, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General English Literature at Texas A&M International University

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With a ranking of #13, Texas A&M University - San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General English Literature at Texas A&M University - San Antonio

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 173 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on General English Literature at Texas State

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Arizona State University - Skysong ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 227 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General English Literature at ASU - Skysong

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Texas Lutheran University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Seguin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General English Literature at Texas Lutheran University

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Northeastern State University
Tahlequah, Oklahoma

Northeastern State University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, this medium-sized public school handed out 30 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General English Literature at Northeastern State University

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Rice University
Houston, Texas

Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.

Read more about General English Literature at Rice

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With a ranking of #19, Northwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Alva, Oklahoma, this small public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General English Literature at Northwestern Oklahoma State University

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St. Mary's University
San Antonio, Texas

St. Mary’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on General English Literature at St. Mary’s

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East Central University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. ECU is a public institution located in Ada, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full ECU General English Literature Report

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University of North Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school awarded 149 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about General English Literature at UNT

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With a ranking of #23, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 111 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% 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 The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Angelo State University
San Angelo, Texas

Angelo State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Angelo State is located in San Angelo, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 24 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on General English Literature at Angelo State

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Southwestern Christian University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. SCU is located in Bethany, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on General English Literature at Southwestern Christian University

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