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2023 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Literature in the Far Western US Region

6 Ranked Colleges
36 Degrees Awarded
$33,400 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Far Western US Region

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 Literature Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Literature is the 264th most popular major in the country with 769 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , literature graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $26,788 and had an average of $24,939 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 39 literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $13,328 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 36 literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,948 and $20,385 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in literature. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in literature.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Far Western US Region”.

Top 6 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Literature in the Far Western US Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Linfield University - McMinnville Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in McMinnville, Oregon, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s literature degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, 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.

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Pacific University
Forest Grove, Oregon

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pacific University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Far Western US Region. Pacific University is a small school located in Forest Grove, Oregon that handed out 5 bachelors’s literature 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. 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Far Western US Region. University of California - Los Angeles is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 bachelors’s 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Saint Martin's University
Lacey, Washington

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Martin’s University landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Martin’s University is located in Lacey, Washington and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s literature degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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George Fox University
Newberg, Oregon

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend George Fox University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Far Western US Region list. George Fox University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Newberg, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% 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%.

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American Jewish University
Los Angeles, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Jewish University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Los Angeles, California, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s literature students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 2 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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