by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 37,414 people earned their degree in general english literature, making the major the 24th most popular in the United States. In , general english literature graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $29,879 and had an average of $22,492 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 4,069 general english literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,395 and $21,150 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 2,868 general english literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,130 and $22,381 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 102 colleges that offered a degree in general english literature. That schools that top this list have a program in general english literature in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Dallas. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region. This small school is located in Irving, Texas, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s english degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region. Southwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Georgetown, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 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%.
Read full report on General English Literature at Southwestern
Out of the 102 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin College landed the #3 spot on the list. Austin College is a small school located in Sherman, Texas that handed out 7 bachelors’s english degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General English Literature at Austin College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern Adventist University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Keene, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s english students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about General English Literature at Southwestern Adventist University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. Trinity U is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s english degrees to qualified 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Chickasha, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s english degrees to 6 students 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 University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma General English Literature Report
Sul Ross State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Sul Ross State University is located in Alpine, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s english degrees to qualified students.
Full Sul Ross State University General English Literature Report
With a ranking of #8, Huston - Tillotson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. Huston - Tillotson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Huston - Tillotson University General English Literature Report
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 122 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.1% 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 General English Literature at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
With a ranking of #10, Texas A & M University - Central Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. Killeen, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s english degrees to 11 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%.
Read full report on General English Literature at Texas A & M University - Central Texas
University of Houston - Victoria ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Victoria, Texas, this small public school awarded 19 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s english students in 2021-2022.
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%.
Texas A&M International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Laredo, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s english degrees to 44 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 Texas A&M International University General English Literature Report
Texas A&M University - San Antonio came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M University - San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Texas A&M San Antonio General English Literature Report
With a ranking of #14, Texas State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 163 bachelors’s english 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%.
Full Texas State University General English Literature Report
Arizona State University - Skysong came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Scottsdale, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s english degrees to 237 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%.
Texas Lutheran University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Seguin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified bachelors’s english students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, Northeastern State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. Northeastern State University is a public institution located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 bachelors’s 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%.
With a ranking of #18, Rice University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. Rice is a medium-sized school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 31 bachelors’s english degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read full report on General English Literature at Rice University
Northwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Alva, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s english degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on General English Literature at Northwestern Oklahoma State University
St. Mary’s University landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s english degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Read more about General English Literature at St. Mary’s University
East Central University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking. East Central University is a small public school situated in Ada, Oklahoma. It awarded 18 bachelors’s english degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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 #22, University of North Texas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 173 bachelors’s english 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%.
Read full report on General English Literature at University of North Texas
The University of Texas at San Antonio ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this large public school awarded 108 degrees to qualified bachelors’s english students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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 General English Literature at The University of Texas at San Antonio
Angelo State University came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Angelo State is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 27 bachelors’s english 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 Angelo State University General English Literature Report
Southwestern Christian University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on English Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This small school is located in Bethany, Oklahoma, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s english degrees in 2021-2022.
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