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2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for an Associate

12 Ranked Colleges
3,425 Degrees Awarded
$12,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for an Associate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that decision.

English Language & Literature is the 16th most popular major in the country with 56,860 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, English language and literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,873 and had an average of $24,681 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3,425 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for an Associate” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in English language and literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent English language and literature programs, but they also 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 English language and literature program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for an Associate

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree english language & literature students.

Top 12 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature

#1

Fox Valley Technical College

Appleton, Wisconsin
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fox Valley Technical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for an Associate. FVTC is a public institution located in Appleton, Wisconsin. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

FVTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best English Language & Literature Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for FVTC is $11,127 for associate degree english language & literature students.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at FVTC

#2

San Diego Mesa College

San Diego, California
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Diego Mesa College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for an Associate. San Diego Mesa College is a large public school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 34 associates’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

San Diego Mesa College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best English Language & Literature Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Diego Mesa College is $4,978 for Associate Degree English Language & Literature students.

Full San Diego Mesa College English Language & Literature Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Borough of Manhattan Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for an Associate. Located in New York, New York, this large public school awarded 54 diplomas to qualified associates’s English language and literature students in 2019-2020.

BMCC also took the #2 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Borough of Manhattan Community College is $5,158 for associate degree english language & literature students.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Borough of Manhattan Community College

#4

Salt Lake Community College

Salt Lake City, Utah
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Salt Lake Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Salt Lake Community College is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 26 associates’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree english language & literature students list, Salt Lake Community College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best English Language & Literature Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Salt Lake Community College is $6,963 for Associate Degree English Language & Literature students.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Salt Lake Community College

#5

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend LaGuardia Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for an Associate. LaGuardia Community College is a public institution located in Long Island City, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 31 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LaGuardia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best English Language & Literature Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,766 for Associate Degree English Language & Literature students per year to attend LaGuardia Community College.

Full LaGuardia English Language & Literature Report

#6

Ferris State University

Big Rapids, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Ferris State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for an Associate list. Ferris State University is a fairly large school located in Big Rapids, Michigan that handed out 2 associates’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ferris, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Ferris State University is $12,889 for Associate Degree English Language & Literature students.

Read more about English Language & Literature at Ferris State University

#7 in overall quality

Utah Valley University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for an Associate ranking. UVU is a large public school situated in Orem, Utah. It awarded 7 associates’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

UVU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best English Language & Literature Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $9,159 for Associate Degree English Language & Literature students per year to attend UVU.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Utah Valley University

#10 in overall quality

University of Phoenix - Arizona ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for an Associate list. UOPX - Arizona is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 associates’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.

UOPX - Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best English Language & Literature Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $12,944 for associate degree english language & literature students per year to attend UOPX - Arizona.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at UOPX - Arizona

#9

Liberty University

Lynchburg, Virginia
#9 in overall quality

Liberty University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for an Associate ranking. Liberty University is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s English language and literature degrees to qualified students.

Liberty University also took the #9 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Liberty University is $28,903 for associate degree english language & literature students.

Full Liberty University English Language & Literature Report

#10

National University

La Jolla, California
#8 in overall quality

National University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in La Jolla, California, and it awarded 2 associates’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

National University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best English Language & Literature Associate Degree Schools” list.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at National University

#11

Full Sail University

Winter Park, Florida
#11 in overall quality

Full Sail University ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for an Associate list. Located in Winter Park, Florida, this large private for-profit school awarded 41 degrees to qualified associates’s English language and literature students in 2019-2020.

Full Sail University also took the #11 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $27,524 for associate degree english language & literature students per year to attend Full Sail University.

Read more about English Language & Literature at Full Sail University

#12 in overall quality

Drury University - College of Continuing Professional Studies came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for an Associate ranking. This small school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 2 associates’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

Drury University - CCPS did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best English Language & Literature Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $13,233 for associate degree english language & literature students per year to attend Drury University - CCPS.

Read more about English Language & Literature at Drury University - CCPS

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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.

Credits

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