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2022 Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$21,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southeast region, there were 121 Latin American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 Latin American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 6 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Latin American Studies in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Chapel Hill, North Carolina is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNC Chapel Hill, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,352 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Latin American Studies students with aid per year to attend UNC Chapel Hill.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Full University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Latin American Studies Report

#2

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, North Carolina
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large public school situated in Charlotte, North Carolina. It awarded 6 bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students with aid list, UNC Charlotte has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNC Charlotte is $16,529 for southeast region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Read more about Latin American Studies at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

#3

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Emory University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $23,734 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Latin American Studies students with aid per year to attend Emory University.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Emory Latin American Studies Report

#4

George Mason University

Fairfax, Virginia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend George Mason University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. GMU is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 1 bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees in 2019-2020.

GMU also took the #4 spot in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,048 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Latin American Studies students with aid per year to attend George Mason University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full George Mason University Latin American Studies Report

#5

University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the #5 spot on the list. UofL is located in Louisville, Kentucky and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees to qualified students.

UofL not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UofL is $16,867 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Latin American Studies students with aid.

Read more about Latin American Studies at UofL

#6

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Tulane also took the #3 spot in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tulane is $37,841 for southeast region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Tulane Latin American Studies Report

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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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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