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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature (Income $0-$30k) in Alabama

10 Ranked Colleges
546 Degrees Awarded
$15,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor's in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

Across Alabama, there were 611 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,989 and $24,238 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 546 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,191 and $26,651 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature (Income $0-$30k) in Alabama

#1

University of North Alabama

Florence, Alabama

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Alabama landed the #1 spot on the list. UNA is located in Florence, Alabama and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 42 bachelors’s English degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNA, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. It costs about $11,925 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree English students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of North Alabama.

Read full report on General English Literature at University of North Alabama

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Alabama at Birmingham is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 42 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our alabama bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $0-$30k list, UAB has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UAB is $14,554 for alabama bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about General English Literature at UAB

#3

Auburn University

Auburn, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Auburn University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k. Auburn is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 69 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Auburn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. The yearly cost to attend Auburn is $18,394 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree English students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of South Alabama. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in Mobile, Alabama, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

USA also took the #8 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of South Alabama is $11,641 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree English students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Alabama. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k. UA is a public institution located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 125 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UA also made our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend UA is $19,322 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree English students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about General English Literature at UA

University of Alabama in Huntsville did quite well in the 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #6. Huntsville, Alabama is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s English degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

UAH also made our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for UAH is $13,010 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree English students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about General English Literature at University of Alabama in Huntsville

#7

Jacksonville State University

Jacksonville, Alabama

Jacksonville State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Jacksonville, Alabama, this medium-sized public school handed out 43 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s English students in 2019-2020.

Jacksonville State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. The estimated yearly cost for Jacksonville State University is $12,693 for alabama bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8

Troy University

Troy, Alabama

Troy University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. TROY is a fairly large school located in Troy, Alabama that handed out 40 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

TROY also took the #11 spot in our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for TROY is $14,062 for alabama bachelor’s degree english students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Troy University General English Literature Report

#9

University of Montevallo

Montevallo, Alabama

University of Montevallo ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Montevallo is a public institution located in Montevallo, Alabama. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Montevallo did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. It costs about $13,902 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree English students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of Montevallo.

Read more about General English Literature at University of Montevallo

#10

Samford University

Birmingham, Alabama

Samford University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Bachelor’s in Alabama For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Samford University is a medium-sized school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 17 bachelors’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Samford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General English Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Alabama” list. It costs about $21,953 for Alabama Bachelor’s Degree English students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Samford.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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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