2025 Best English Language & Literature Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

If you're seeking an Associate Degree in english language & literature, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #28 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for english language & literature students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 435 associate degrees in english language & literature to qualified students.

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• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to english language & literature students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other english language & literature students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for english language & literature to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized english language & literature related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for english language & literature students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best English Language & Literature Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study English Language & Literature in the Southwest Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in english language & literature.

Top Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in English Language & Literature

1

Austin Community College District
Austin, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

54 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in english language & literature needs to take a look at Austin Community College District. Austin Community College District is a fairly large public college located in the city of Austin.More information about a associate in english language & literature from Austin Community College District

2

San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

97 Annual Graduates

San Jacinto Community College is a wonderful decision for students pursuing an associate degree in english language & literature. San Jacinto College is a very large public college located in the city of Pasadena.More information about a associate in english language & literature from San Jacinto Community College

Best English Language & Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best english language & literature schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	38	477
Oklahoma	37	42
Arizona	36	16
New Mexico	35	26

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English Language & Literature Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General English Literature	320
Writing Studies	74
Literature	41

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	56,574
Social Sciences	1,404
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	743
Communication & Journalism	591
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	318
History	166
Philosophy & Religious Studies	142
Theology & Religious Vocations	95
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	15

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Mike Hazard. More about our data sources and methodologies.