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2023 Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s

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Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Louisiana, there were 517 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,628 and $26,184 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 417 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,566 and $28,067 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s” ranking looked at 20 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general English literature. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in general English literature.

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Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s

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

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 107 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about General English Literature at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 61 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on General English Literature at Tulane University of Louisiana

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Out of the 20 schools in the Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a public institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 56 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General English Literature at UL Lafayette

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University - Alexandria. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. Alexandria, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 30 students in 2020-2021.

Full Louisiana State University - Alexandria General English Literature Report

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Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, Louisiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nicholls State University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s. Nicholls State University is a public institution located in Thibodaux, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General English Literature at Nicholls State University

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University of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 24 students in 2020-2021.

Full UNO General English Literature Report

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Southeastern Louisiana University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s ranking. Southeastern is a fairly large public school situated in Hammond, Louisiana. It awarded 21 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General English Literature at Southeastern

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Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, Louisiana

Louisiana Tech University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s ranking. Louisiana Tech University is a public institution located in Ruston, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General English Literature at Louisiana Tech

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McNeese State University
Lake Charles, Louisiana

McNeese State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s ranking. McNeese is a public institution located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General English Literature at McNeese State University

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University of Louisiana at Monroe ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. ULM is a medium-sized public school situated in Monroe, Louisiana. It awarded 15 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General English Literature at ULM

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General English Literature at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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Centenary College of Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana

With a ranking of #12, Centenary College of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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 more about General English Literature at Centenary Louisiana

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Southern University and A & M College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2020-2021.

Full Southern University and A & M College General English Literature Report

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Grambling State University
Grambling, Louisiana

With a ranking of #13, Grambling State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. Grambling, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about General English Literature at Grambling State University

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With a ranking of #15, Louisiana State University - Shreveport did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. Shreveport, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

Full Louisiana State University - Shreveport General English Literature Report

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Dillard University
New Orleans, Louisiana

With a ranking of #16, Dillard University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. Dillard University is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 4 bachelors’s English degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about General English Literature at Dillard University

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Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

Xavier University of Louisiana ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General English Literature at XULA

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Southern University at New Orleans landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s ranking. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General English Literature at SUNO

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Louisiana College
Pineville, Louisiana

Louisiana College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #19. Louisiana College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pineville, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on General English Literature at Louisiana College

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University of Holy Cross
New Orleans, Louisiana

University of Holy Cross did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended English Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #20. University of Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full UHC General English Literature Report

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