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 “Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 683 people earned their degree in literature, making the major the 264th most popular in the United States. 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.
Across the Plains States region, there were 8 literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,046 and $29,021 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in literature. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in literature.
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The literature school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree literature students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lindenwood University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Charles, Missouri, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Cornell College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Mount Vernon, Iowa. It awarded 2 bachelors’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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 Dordt University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Dordt University is located in Sioux Center, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s literature degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s list. Winona, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s literature degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Minnesota State University - Mankato. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school situated in Mankato, Minnesota. It awarded 1 bachelors’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Dakota Wesleyan University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Dakota Wesleyan University is located in Mitchell, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s literature 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%.
Read full report on Literature at Dakota Wesleyan University
Southwestern College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Southwestern College is a small school located in Winfield, Kansas that handed out 0 bachelors’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
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.
Southwest Minnesota State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Literature Major in the Plains States Region for a Bachelor’s ranking. Southwest Minnesota State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Marshall, Minnesota. It awarded 0 bachelors’s literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Literature at Southwest Minnesota State University
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