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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Modern Languages (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

4 Ranked Colleges
68 Degrees Awarded
$10,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor's in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Modern Languages is the 219th most popular major in the country with 3,075 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 335 modern languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 68 modern languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,083 and $22,209 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in modern languages. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality modern languages programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the modern languages program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Modern Languages (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Riverside landed the #1 spot on the list. UCR is located in Riverside, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

UCR also took the #2 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $8,366 for far western us region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UCR.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low student loan default rate of 2.1% 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 Modern Languages at University of California - Riverside

#2

Western Washington University

Bellingham, Washington
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. Western Washington University is located in Bellingham, Washington and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

WWU also made our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $9,743 for far western us region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Western Washington University.

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%.

Read full report on Modern Languages at Western Washington University

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #3 spot on the list. CSUN is located in Northridge, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

CSUN also made our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for California State University - Northridge is $5,945 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.0% 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 CSUN Modern Languages Report

#4

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, Oregon
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis & Clark College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Portland, Oregon, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $0-$30k list, Lewis and Clark College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. It costs about $18,913 for Far Western US Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Lewis and Clark College.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Modern Languages at Lewis and Clark College

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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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