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2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
75 Degrees Awarded
$14,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,446 people earned their degree in classical languages and literature, making the major the 204th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, classical languages and literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $27,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 106 classical languages and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 75 classical languages and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in classical languages and literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great classical languages and literature programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the classical languages and literature program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Classical Languages & Literature (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Trinity University

San Antonio, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s classical languages degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Trinity U also took the #2 spot in our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,991 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Classical Languages students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Trinity U.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $13,270 for southwest region bachelor’s degree classical languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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 Texas A&M University - College Station Classical Languages & Literature Report

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Arizona is a large public school situated in Tucson, Arizona. It awarded 18 bachelors’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $11,466 for southwest region bachelor’s degree classical languages students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Arizona.

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

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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 #4 for the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s classical languages 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 Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,575 for southwest region bachelor’s degree classical languages students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend The University of Texas at Austin.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UT Austin Classical Languages & Literature Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large public school situated in Norman, Oklahoma. It awarded 8 bachelors’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #4 spot in our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $17,285 for southwest region bachelor’s degree classical languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

Read more about Classical Languages & Literature at University of Oklahoma

#6

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#7 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s classical languages students in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UNM is $14,458 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Classical Languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#7

Southwestern University

Georgetown, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Southwestern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Southwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Georgetown, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern University is $21,578 for southwest region bachelor’s degree classical languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, 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 86%.

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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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