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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Latin American Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

4 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$22,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” 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 Plains States region, there were 32 Latin American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 Latin American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in Latin American studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Latin American studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the Latin American studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Latin American Studies (Income $75-$110k) in the Plains States Region

#1

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Latin American studies students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also took the #1 spot in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend WUSTL is $25,505 for plains states region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

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#2

St Olaf College

Northfield, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St Olaf College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Northfield, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

St. Olaf also took the #3 spot in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $22,977 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Latin American Studies students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend St Olaf College.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full St. Olaf Latin American Studies Report

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Duluth, Minnesota, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Duluth also took the #4 spot in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Duluth is $19,042 for plains states region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Latin American Studies at University of Minnesota - Duluth

#4

Carleton College

Northfield, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Carleton College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Northfield, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Carleton, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Carleton is $23,290 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Latin American Studies students whose families make $75-$110k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low 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%.

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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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