2025 Best English Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

English is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #46 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for english students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 320 associate degrees in english during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on english students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other english 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized english related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best English Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

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

Top Southwest Region Schools for an Associate in English Language

1

San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

97 Annual Graduates

San Jacinto Community College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in english. San Jacinto College is a fairly large public college located in the midsize city of Pasadena.More information about a associate in english from San Jacinto Community College

2

Austin Community College District
Austin, TX

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

37 Annual Graduates

Austin Community College District is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in english. Austin Community College District is a very large public college located in the large city of Austin.More information about a associate in english from Austin Community College District

Best English Colleges by State

Explore the best english colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	420	416
Arizona	349	8
New Mexico	255	26
Oklahoma	222	42

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English Related Rankings by Major

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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). More about our data sources and methodologies.