by our College Data Analytics Team
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 Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the Rocky Mountains 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 Rocky Mountains region, there were 1,678 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,754 and $22,801 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,087 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking looked at 5 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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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the Rocky Mountains Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Idaho State University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Located in Pocatello, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s English students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Denver. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. DU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Denver, Colorado. It awarded 7 doctorate’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the #3 spot on the list. U of U is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Colorado Boulder. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s English degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brigham Young University - Provo. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on English Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Brigham Young University - Provo is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 159 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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