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

4 Ranked Colleges
12 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Latin Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 76 people earned their degree in Latin language and literature, making the major the 1026th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 14 Latin language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 12 Latin language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Latin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in Latin language and literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Latin language and literature programs, but they also cost less that 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 language and literature program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Latin Language & Literature in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Richmond

University of Richmond, Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Richmond. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Latin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. URichmond is a private not-for-profit institution located in University of Richmond, Virginia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

URichmond also made our “Best Latin Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The yearly cost to attend URichmond is $25,838 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Latin students with aid.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%.

Full University of Richmond Latin Language & Literature Report

#2

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, North Carolina
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wake Forest University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Latin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. Wake Forest University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. It awarded 1 bachelors’s Latin degrees in 2019-2020.

Wake Forest University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Latin Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Wake Forest University is $29,990 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Latin students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Wake Forest University Latin Language & Literature Report

#3

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Latin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Emory University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 1 bachelors’s Latin degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree latin students with aid list, Emory has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Latin Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Emory University is $23,734 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Latin students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read more about Latin Language & Literature at Emory

#4

Mercer University

Macon, Georgia
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercer University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Latin Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s Latin degrees to qualified students.

Mercer also took the #4 spot in our “Best Latin Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mercer University is $21,464 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Latin students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Latin Language & Literature at Mercer University

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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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