by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region” 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 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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 447 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,204 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 52 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 colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree english students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Dallas. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region. University of Dallas is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Irving, Texas. It awarded 9 masters’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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Skysong. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Scottsdale, Arizona, and it awarded 115 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 Arizona State University - Skysong
Out of the 52 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Our Lady of the Lake University landed the #3 spot on the list. OLLU is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 52 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A & M University - Central Texas landed the #4 spot on the list. Killeen, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 5 students 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
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. Mary’s University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. St. Mary’s University is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’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%.
With a ranking of #6, New Mexico Highlands University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and it awarded 4 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at New Mexico Highlands University
Texas A&M International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in Laredo, Texas, and it awarded 8 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Texas A&M International University
Texas A&M University - Texarkana did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Texas A&M Texarkana is a small school located in Texarkana, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M University - Texarkana General English Literature Report
The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Tyler is a medium-sized public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 12 masters’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%.
Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Commerce, Texas, and it awarded 13 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Texas A&M Commerce
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. This medium-sized school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Southern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Texas Southern University is located in Houston, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on General English Literature at Texas Southern University
Texas A&M University - San Antonio landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General English Literature at Texas A&M University - San Antonio
With a ranking of #14, Abilene Christian University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. Abilene Christian is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Abilene, Texas. It awarded 4 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General English Literature at Abilene Christian University
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’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 19 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General English Literature at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Angelo State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Angelo State is a public institution located in San Angelo, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at Angelo State University
Sam Houston State University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 14 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Tulsa did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. University of Tulsa is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General English Literature at University of Tulsa
Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Corpus Christi, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M Corpus Christi General English Literature Report
Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Portales, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General English Literature at Eastern New Mexico University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #21, University of Central Oklahoma did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Central Oklahoma is a public institution located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Wayland Baptist University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Wayland Baptist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Plainview, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Read more about General English Literature at Wayland Baptist University
With a ranking of #23, Northeastern State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General English Literature at Northeastern State University
University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s English degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
Rice University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s English degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
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