by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
English Language & Literature is the 18th most popular major in the country with 54,635 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, English language and literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $30,352 and had an average of $23,972 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 5,893 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,267 and $23,189 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,602 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 107 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in English language and literature. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in English language and literature.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region list. Sherman, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English language and literature degrees to 22 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about English Language & Literature at Austin College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English language and literature students 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.
Full Institute of American Indian Arts English Language & Literature Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Dallas. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region. Irving, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English language and literature degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
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 Southwestern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Georgetown, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English language and literature students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full Southwestern University English Language & Literature Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English language and literature degrees to 37 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%. 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. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Sul Ross State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Sul Ross State University is located in Alpine, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at Sul Ross
With a ranking of #7, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 187 bachelors’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Adventist University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Keene, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English language and literature degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about English Language & Literature at Southwestern Adventist University
Saint Edward’s University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region list. St. Edward’s University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 bachelors’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at St. Edward’s University
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. Chickasha, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English language and literature degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
With a ranking of #11, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 286 bachelors’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Huston - Tillotson University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Austin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English language and literature students in 2020-2021.
Full Huston - Tillotson University English Language & Literature Report
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school handed out 156 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English language and literature students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at UT Rio Grande Valley
Texas A & M University - Central Texas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a public institution located in Killeen, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A & M University - Central Texas English Language & Literature Report
University of Houston - Victoria ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region list. Victoria, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English language and literature degrees to 31 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at University of Houston - Victoria
Texas A&M International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Laredo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English language and literature degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at Texas A&M International University
Texas A&M University - San Antonio ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M University - San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at Texas A&M San Antonio
Northeastern State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region ranking. NSU is located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 36 bachelors’s English language and literature 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%.
Texas State University landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 173 bachelors’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at Texas State
Texas Lutheran University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Seguin, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English language and literature degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on English Language & Literature at Texas Lutheran University
Rice University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s English language and literature degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
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%. 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%.
Northwestern Oklahoma State University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Northwestern Oklahoma State University is a small school located in Alva, Oklahoma that handed out 6 bachelors’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Northwestern Oklahoma State University English Language & Literature Report
University of Central Oklahoma landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Edmond, Oklahoma, this fairly large public school awarded 44 degrees to qualified bachelors’s English language and literature students in 2020-2021.
Read more about English Language & Literature at University of Central Oklahoma
St. Mary’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. St. Mary’s is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Tulsa came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language & Literature Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Tulsa is a small school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 17 bachelors’s English language and literature degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. 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.
Read more about English Language & Literature at University of Tulsa
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