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2022 Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

4 Ranked Colleges
38 Degrees Awarded
$10,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Latin American Studies is the 526th most popular major in the country with 718 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 70 Latin American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 Latin American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in Latin American studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Latin American studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Latin American studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Latin American Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, ASU - Tempe has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for ASU - Tempe is $7,044 for southwest region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 8 bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $12,203 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Latin American Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the #3 spot on the list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $10,562 for southwest region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#4

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,242 for southwest region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

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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%.

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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.

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