2021 Best General English Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
89Colleges
7,075Bachelor's Degrees
$31,665Avg Cost*
Finding the Best General English Literature Schools for Non-Traditional Students
This year's Best General English Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region ranking looked at 89 colleges that offer a bachelor's in english. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general english literature programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general english literature program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best General English Literature Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region
The following schools top our list of the Best General English Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 15% Best General English Literature Schools for Non-Traditional Students
University of Virginia - Main Campus tops the 2021 list of our schools in the Southeast Region that are best for non-traditional general english literature students. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Virginia, the school also landed the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for General English Literature in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 0.5% of University of Virginia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,175 students take at least one class online at University of Virginia. 2,758 of University of Virginia students are attending part time.
Florida State University landed the #2 spot in our 2021 best general english literature schools for non-traditional students. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population. As a testament to the quality of education offered at Florida State, the school also landed the #9 rank in our Best Colleges for General English Literature in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 1.0% of Florida State students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 20,172 students at Florida State that take at least one class online. There are roughly 8,311 part time students in attendance at Florida State.
Our rankings recognize University of Miami as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Coral Gables, U Miami is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. U Miami also took the #4 spot in our Best Colleges for General English Literature in the Southeast Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.6%. There are approximately 7,899 students at U Miami that take at least one class online. There are roughly 1,358 part time students in attendance at U Miami.
Emory University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Emory is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Atlanta. Emory also made our Best Colleges for General English Literature in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #5.
About 0.4% of Emory students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 6,651 students take at least one class online at Emory. There are roughly 1,395 part time students in attendance at Emory.
The #5 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Vanderbilt has also earned the #3 rank in our Best Colleges for General English Literature in the Southeast Region ranking.
The student loan default rate at Vanderbilt is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. There are approximately 821 students at Vanderbilt that take at least one class online. About 1,196 of the students at Vanderbilt are attending part time.
William & Mary landed the #6 spot in our 2021 best general english literature schools for non-traditional students. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public college with a medium-sized student population. William & Mary also took the #8 spot in our Best Colleges for General English Literature in the Southeast Region rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.2%. Approximately 1,359 students take at least one class online at William & Mary. About 1,311 of the students at William & Mary are attending part time.
University of Florida landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best general english literature schools for non-traditional students. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville. As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UF also is in the top 15% of our Best Colleges for General English Literature in the Southeast Region ranking.
About 0.9% of UF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 22,865 students at UF that take at least one class online. About 11,205 of the students at UF are attending part time.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill comes in at #8 in this year's ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill. On top of its placing in our non-traditional rankings, UNC Chapel Hill also did well on our Best Colleges for General English Literature in the Southeast Region list. It's in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in that analysis.
The student loan default rate at UNC Chapel Hill is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,990 students take at least one class online at UNC Chapel Hill. About 5,151 of the students at UNC Chapel Hill are attending part time.
Athens State University earned the #9 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the fringe town of Athens, Athens State University is a public college with a small student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. 1,673 of Athens State University students are exclusively distance learners. About 1,626 of the students at Athens State University are attending part time.
George Mason University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Fairfax, GMU is a public college with a very large student population.
About 0.8% of GMU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 21,490 students take at least one class online at GMU. About 12,712 of the students at GMU are attending part time.
University of North Florida earned the #11 spot in our 2021 rankings. UNF is a large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.
About 1.2% of UNF students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 9,525 students take at least one class online at UNF. 5,162 of UNF students are attending part time.
Our rankings recognize University of South Florida - Main Campus as the #12 school in this year's rankings. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tampa. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, USF Tampa is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General English Literature in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at USF Tampa is lower than is typical, just 1.2% of students default in three years. There are approximately 22,899 students at USF Tampa that take at least one class online. 13,938 students are part time.
The #13 spot in this year's ranking belongs to North Carolina State University. NC State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Raleigh. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, NC State is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Colleges for General English Literature in the Southeast Region list.
The student loan default rate at NC State is lower than is typical, just 1.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 14,604 students take at least one class online at NC State. There are roughly 7,732 part time students in attendance at NC State.
Here are some additional great schools for Southeast Region non-traditional students studying English that almost earned our Best General English Literature Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Region award.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
