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. 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 Major in California” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
English is the 19th most popular major in the country with 37,414 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across California, there were 6,594 english graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 3,909 english graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,904 and $19,503 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California” ranking looked at 73 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in english. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their english program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california bachelor’s degree english language students.
Out of the 73 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Katherine landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Saint Katherine is located in San Marcos, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s english language degrees to qualified students.
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 California. Westmont College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 13 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Whittier College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California list. Whittier, 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 14 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Scripps College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California list. Scripps College is a small school located in Claremont, California that handed out 15 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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%.
Sonoma State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California ranking. SSU is a public institution located in Rohnert Park, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 81 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Pitzer College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Claremont, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s english language students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Claremont McKenna College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California ranking. Claremont McKenna is a private not-for-profit institution located in Claremont, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
William Jessup University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California ranking. William Jessup University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Rocklin, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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%.
University of the West landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California ranking. 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.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
California State University - Stanislaus ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California list. California State University - Stanislaus 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%.
Read full report on English at California State University - Stanislaus
With a ranking of #12, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California list. Loyola Marymount is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 65 bachelors’s degrees 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of California - Riverside came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California ranking. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school awarded 125 degrees to qualified bachelors’s english language students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Bakersfield landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California ranking. California State University - Bakersfield is a medium-sized school located in Bakersfield, California that handed out 61 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%.
Read more about English at California State University - Bakersfield
With a ranking of #15, California State University - Long Beach did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California list. California State University - Long Beach is located in Long Beach, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 263 bachelors’s english language degrees to qualified students.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on English at California State University - Long Beach
With a ranking of #16, Biola University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California list. La Mirada, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s english language degrees to 26 students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
California State University - Channel Islands landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California ranking. Located in Camarillo, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 48 degrees to qualified bachelors’s english language students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 California State University - Channel Islands English Report
University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California ranking, coming in at #18. UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 168 bachelors’s english language degrees to qualified students.
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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Humboldt State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Arcata, California, and it awarded 48 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 - Los Angeles landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California ranking. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s english language degrees to 274 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on English at University of California - Los Angeles
With a ranking of #21, San Francisco State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California list. San Francisco State University is a large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 143 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Pomona College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California ranking. This small school is located in Claremont, California, and it awarded 10 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 96%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
California State University - San Bernardino ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California list. California State University - San Bernardino is a public institution located in San Bernardino, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 149 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
With a ranking of #24, California State University - Sacramento did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California list. This large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 153 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on English at California State University - Sacramento
Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in California ranking, coming in at #25. Moraga, 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 27 students in 2021-2022.
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. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on English at Saint Mary’s College of California
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