by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Literature Major for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Literature is the 264th most popular major in the country with 683 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,788 and had an average of $26,372 in loans still to pay off.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 33 literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate” ranking looked at 26 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in literature. To top this list, a school must have a successful literature program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree literature students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tyler Junior College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate. Tyler Junior College is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Naugatuck Valley Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small school located in Waterbury, Connecticut that handed out 5 associates’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Literature at Naugatuck Valley Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gateway Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate. Gateway Community College is a medium-sized school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 2 associates’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 26 schools in the Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Tunxis Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Farmington, Connecticut, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s literature students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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 be in good company if you decide to attend Middlesex Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate list. This small school is located in Middletown, Connecticut, and it awarded 2 associates’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Manchester Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate list. Manchester, Connecticut is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s literature degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Literature at Manchester Community College
Out of the 26 schools in the Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Housatonic Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Housatonic Community College is a small school located in Bridgeport, Connecticut that handed out 2 associates’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Mesa Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate ranking. Mesa Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Mesa, Arizona. It awarded 1 associates’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Glendale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Glendale, Arizona, and it awarded 1 associates’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Estrella Mountain Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate list. Estrella Mountain Community College is a medium-sized school located in Avondale, Arizona that handed out 1 associates’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #8, Scottsdale Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate list. Scottsdale Community College is a medium-sized school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 1 associates’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Chandler-Gilbert Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Chandler, Arizona, and it awarded 0 associates’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Paradise Valley Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Phoenix, Arizona, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s literature students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Literature at Paradise Valley Community College
Northwestern Connecticut Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate list. Located in Winsted, Connecticut, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s literature students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Literature at Northwestern Connecticut Community College
Rio Salado College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s literature degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Phoenix College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Phoenix College is a medium-sized school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Quinebaug Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate list. QVCC is a small school located in Danielson, Connecticut that handed out 0 associates’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
South Mountain Community College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. South Mountain Community College is a small school located in Phoenix, Arizona that handed out 0 associates’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Literature at South Mountain Community College
GateWay Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate ranking. GateWay Community College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s literature degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #12, Erie Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate list. Erie Community College is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s literature degrees to qualified students.
Three Rivers Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate list. Three Rivers Community College is located in Norwich, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s literature degrees to qualified students.
Asnuntuck Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate ranking. ACC is a small public school situated in Enfield, Connecticut. It awarded 0 associates’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Andrew College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate list. Andrew College is a small school located in Cuthbert, Georgia that handed out 0 associates’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Lee College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate ranking. Located in Baytown, Texas, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s literature students in 2020-2021.
SUNY Westchester Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate ranking. Valhalla, New York is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s literature degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Capital Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Literature Major for an Associate list. Capital Community College is a small school located in Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 0 associates’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
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