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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region

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English is the 19th most popular major in the country with 37,414 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

Across the Southeast region, there were 8,153 english graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 7,075 english graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 339 colleges that offered a degree in english. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in english.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 25 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for English in the Southeast Region

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Hollins University
Roanoke, Virginia

Out of the 339 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hollins University landed the #1 spot on the list. Roanoke, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s english language degrees to 19 students in 2021-2022.

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. 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%.

Read full report on English at Hollins University

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sewanee - The University of the South. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region list. Sewanee - The University of the South is located in Sewanee, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 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 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%. 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.

Read more about English at Sewanee

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Spelman College
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Spelman College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region. Spelman is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 35 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 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Spelman English Report

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University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Mary Washington. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region. This small school is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s english language 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%.

Read more about English at University of Mary Washington

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Rhodes College
Memphis, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhodes College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region list. Rhodes College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees 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 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Full Rhodes College English Report

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Southern Virginia University
Buena Vista, Virginia

Southern Virginia University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region list. Southern Virginia University is a small school located in Buena Vista, Virginia that handed out 18 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about English at SVU

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With a ranking of #7, University of North Carolina at Asheville did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region list. University of North Carolina at Asheville is located in Asheville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 41 bachelors’s english language degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

Read full report on English at UNCA

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Bennett College
Greensboro, North Carolina

Bennett College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region ranking. This small school is located in Greensboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, 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.

Full Bennett College English Report

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Lyon College
Batesville, Arkansas

With a ranking of #8, Lyon College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region list. Lyon College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Batesville, Arkansas. It awarded 6 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 1.6% 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%.

Full Lyon College English Report

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Centre College
Danville, Kentucky

Centre College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region list. Centre College of Kentucky is a small school located in Danville, Kentucky that handed out 8 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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. 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%.

Read more about English at Centre College

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Alice Lloyd College
Pippa Passes, Kentucky

Alice Lloyd 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 Southeast Region ranking. Alice Lloyd College is a small school located in Pippa Passes, Kentucky that handed out 1 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about English at Alice Lloyd College

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Wofford College
Spartanburg, South Carolina

Wofford College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Spartanburg, South Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s english language degrees to 22 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, 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 88%.

Read full report on English at Wofford College

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Hendrix College
Conway, Arkansas

With a ranking of #13, Hendrix College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 17 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%.

Full Hendrix English Report

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The University of Virginia’s College at Wise landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Virginia’s College at Wise is a small public school situated in Wise, Virginia. It awarded 15 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.8% 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%.

Read full report on English at UVa - Wise

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Centenary College of Louisiana
Shreveport, Louisiana

Centenary College of Louisiana came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Centenary Louisiana is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Shreveport, Louisiana. It awarded 5 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.

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%. 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.

Read full report on English at Centenary Louisiana

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Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, Virginia

With a ranking of #16, Virginia Military Institute did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region list. Lexington, Virginia is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s english language degrees to 22 students in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.

Read full report on English at Virginia Military Institute

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Louisiana State University - Alexandria landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a small public school situated in Alexandria, Louisiana. It awarded 31 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about English at Louisiana State University - Alexandria

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Davidson College
Davidson, North Carolina

Davidson College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Davidson is a small school located in Davidson, North Carolina that handed out 27 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 full report on English at Davidson

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Presbyterian College
Clinton, South Carolina

Presbyterian College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Presbyterian College is a small school located in Clinton, South Carolina that handed out 8 bachelors’s english language 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%.

Read full report on English at PC

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Morehouse College
Atlanta, Georgia

Morehouse College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Atlanta, Georgia 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.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on English at Morehouse College

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Philander Smith College
Little Rock, Arkansas

Philander Smith College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Philander Smith is a small school located in Little Rock, Arkansas that handed out 4 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about English at Philander Smith

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Fisk University
Nashville, Tennessee

With a ranking of #22, Fisk University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Fisk English Report

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Salem College
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Salem College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Winston-Salem, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s english language degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.

Read more about English at Salem College

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Allen University
Columbia, South Carolina

Allen University ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region list. Allen University is located in Columbia, South Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s english language degrees to qualified students.

Full Allen University English Report

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Chowan University
Murfreesboro, North Carolina

With a ranking of #25, Chowan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region list. This small school is located in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s english language degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on English at Chowan University

Rest of the Best 50 in Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region

Not only did these schools make the top 50 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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Tougaloo College
Tougaloo, MS
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Millsaps College
Jackson, MS
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Welch College
Gallatin, TN
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Huntingdon College
Montgomery, AL
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Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, VA
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Montreat College
Montreat, NC
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Benedict College
Columbia, SC
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Rollins College
Winter Park, FL
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Brenau University
Gainesville, GA
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Berea College
Berea, KY
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Covenant College
Lookout Mountain, GA
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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, SC
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Rest of the Top 15% Colleges in Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Language Major in the Southeast Region

While not in the ’top 50’, these schools make the top 15% of this year’s ranking:

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51University of MontevalloMontevallo, AL

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