by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
In 2021-2022, 769 people earned their degree in literature, making the major the 264th most popular in the United States. 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 Southeast region, there were 87 literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 63 literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in literature. That schools that top this list have a program in literature in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Southeast Region” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree literature students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ave Maria University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Southeast Region. Ave Maria University is a small school located in Ave Maria, Florida that handed out 6 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Adventist University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Southeast Region. Southern Adventist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Collegedale, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, 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 Mississippi College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Southeast Region. MC is located in Clinton, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s literature degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Loyola University New Orleans. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Southeast Region. Loyola University New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 4 bachelors’s literature degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davidson College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Southeast Region list. Davidson is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Davidson, North Carolina. It awarded 0 bachelors’s literature degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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.
Florida Southern College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida Southern is located in Lakeland, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s literature degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Duke University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #7. Duke University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 8 bachelors’s literature degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 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 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Piedmont College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Demorest, Georgia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s literature 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #8, Johnson University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Literature Major in the Southeast Region list. Johnson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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