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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General English Literature (Income $0-$30k)

6 Ranked Colleges
2,937 Degrees Awarded
$6,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value English Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value English Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General English Literature is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 41,945 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general English literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,525 and had an average of $23,628 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 2,937 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general English literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general English literature programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general English literature program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value English Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for General English Literature (Income $0-$30k)

#1

San Diego Mesa College

San Diego, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego Mesa College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value English Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 34 associates’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

San Diego Mesa College also made our “Best General English Literature Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $4,232 for associate degree english students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend San Diego Mesa College.

Read more about General English Literature at San Diego Mesa College

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value English Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 54 associates’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

BMCC also made our “Best General English Literature Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Borough of Manhattan Community College is $4,405 for associate degree english students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on General English Literature at BMCC

#3

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, Utah

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value English Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Salt Lake Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Salt Lake City, Utah, this large public school handed out 23 degrees to qualified associates’s English students in 2019-2020.

Salt Lake Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best General English Literature Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Salt Lake Community College is $5,786 for associate degree english students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General English Literature at Salt Lake Community College

#4

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LaGuardia Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Long Island City, New York, this fairly large public school handed out 31 degrees to qualified associates’s English students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LaGuardia, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General English Literature Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for LaGuardia is $6,135 for Associate Degree English students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on General English Literature at LaGuardia

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Utah Valley University is a public institution located in Orem, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UVU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General English Literature Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $7,334 for Associate Degree English students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Utah Valley University.

Full UVU General English Literature Report

#6 in overall quality

Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Drury University - CCPS is a small school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 1 associates’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Drury University - CCPS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General English Literature Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies is $12,351 for Associate Degree English students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Drury University - CCPS General English Literature Report

Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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