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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Latin American Studies in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
42 Degrees Awarded
$22,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 718 people earned their degree in Latin American studies, making the major the 526th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 72 Latin American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 42 Latin American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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.

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 Latin American studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Latin American Studies in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $15,880 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students with aid per year to attend UIUC.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Latin American studies students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Illinois at Chicago is $13,312 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Illinois at Chicago Latin American Studies Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the #3 spot on the list. Oxford, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Miami University - Oxford is $24,323 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Latin American Studies students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid. UChicago is a fairly large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 5 bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students with aid list, UChicago has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UChicago is $27,315 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Latin American Studies students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Latin American studies students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students with aid list, DePaul has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DePaul University is $30,090 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Latin American Studies students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 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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  • *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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