by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Texas” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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 Texas, there were 3,385 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,529 and $21,847 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,965 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,932 and $25,894 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas” ranking, we looked at 68 colleges that offer 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 english school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for texas bachelor’s degree english students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Dallas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas list. UD is a small school located in Irving, Texas that handed out 38 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 68 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern University landed the #2 spot on the list. Southwestern is a private not-for-profit institution located in Georgetown, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas list. Sherman, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 68 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern Adventist University landed the #4 spot on the list. Southwestern Adventist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Keene, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southwestern Adventist University General English Literature Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas. Trinity U is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%.
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Sul Ross State University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas list. Located in Alpine, Texas, this small public school awarded 15 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Sul Ross State University
Huston - Tillotson University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas list. Huston - Tillotson University is a small school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 5 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Huston - Tillotson University General English Literature Report
With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large school located in Edinburg, Texas that handed out 156 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Texas A & M University - Central Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #9. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small public school situated in Killeen, Texas. 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%.
Read full report on General English Literature at Texas A & M University - Central Texas
University of Houston - Victoria came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas ranking. Victoria, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Texas A&M International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #11. Texas A&M International University is located in Laredo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.
Full Texas A&M International University General English Literature Report
With a ranking of #12, Texas A&M University - San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas list. Texas A&M University - San Antonio is a medium-sized public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 30 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Texas A&M University - San Antonio
Texas State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas list. Texas State University is a large school located in San Marcos, Texas that handed out 173 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Texas State
Texas Lutheran University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas list. Seguin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Rice University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas list. Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 38 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 0.2% 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 Rice University
St. Mary’s University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas list. St. Mary’s is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General English Literature at St. Mary’s
University of North Texas came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas ranking. UNT is a large school located in Denton, Texas that handed out 149 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas ranking. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school handed out 111 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at San Antonio General English Literature Report
Angelo State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas ranking, coming in at #19. Angelo State University is a public institution located in San Angelo, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 29 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 UH Clear Lake
University of Houston ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 130 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Sam Houston State University ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas list. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 54 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas at Austin landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas ranking. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 160 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
With a ranking of #24, MSU Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas list. MSU Texas is a medium-sized school located in Wichita Falls, Texas that handed out 12 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Howard Payne University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in Texas list. Howard Payne University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Brownwood, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s English degrees 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.
Read more about General English Literature at Howard Payne University
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