by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
English is the 19th most popular major in the country with 37,414 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 7,875 english graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 5,022 english graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,948 and $20,385 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 116 colleges that offered a degree in english. That schools that top this list have a program in english in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The english language 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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Saint Katherine. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Saint Katherine is a small school located in San Marcos, California that handed out 2 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Westmont College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s english language students in 2021-2022.
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. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Whittier College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Whittier, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s english language students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 Corban University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region list. Salem, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s english language degrees to 18 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 116 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Reed College landed the #5 spot on the list. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Whitman College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Whitman College is a small school located in Walla Walla, Washington that handed out 21 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Scripps College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Scripps is a small school located in Claremont, California that handed out 15 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
Willamette University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region list. Willamette is a small school located in Salem, Oregon that handed out 17 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% 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%.
Sonoma State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Sonoma State University is located in Rohnert Park, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 81 bachelors’s english language degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Pitzer College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region list. Pitzer College is a small school located in Claremont, California that handed out 16 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Multnomah University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region list. Portland, Oregon is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s english language degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
With a ranking of #13, Claremont McKenna College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region list. Claremont, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s english language degrees to 7 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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.
William Jessup University ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region list. William Jessup University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Rocklin, California. It awarded 5 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
With a ranking of #15, University of the West did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region list. Rosemead, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s english language degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Lewis & Clark College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Eastern Oregon University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in La Grande, Oregon, this small public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s english language students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #18, California State University - Stanislaus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region list. Stan State is a fairly large school located in Turlock, California that handed out 80 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%.
Full California State University - Stanislaus English Report
Northwest University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This small school is located in Kirkland, Washington, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Puget Sound ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region list. University of Puget Sound is located in Tacoma, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s english language degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Loyola Marymount University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Loyola Marymount is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 65 bachelors’s english language degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%.
University of California - Riverside landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Riverside, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s english language degrees to 125 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
Read full report on English at University of California - Riverside
California State University - Bakersfield landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Bakersfield, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 61 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s english language students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Full California State University - Bakersfield English Report
California State University - Long Beach landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSULB is a large school located in Long Beach, California that handed out 263 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on English at California State University - Long Beach
Biola University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Far Western US Region list. Biola University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in La Mirada, California. It awarded 26 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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