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

8 Ranked Colleges
185 Degrees Awarded
$10,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,075 people earned their degree in modern languages, making the major the 219th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 354 modern languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 185 modern languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 8 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in modern languages. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality modern languages 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 modern languages program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Modern Languages (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 19 bachelors’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $11,454 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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 Modern Languages Report

#2

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Lamar University is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar University is $9,200 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Modern Languages at Lamar University

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Nacogdoches, Texas, this fairly large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s modern languages students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SFASU is $8,650 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Modern Languages at SFASU

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s modern languages degrees to 14 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,317 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Texas Tech.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Modern Languages at Texas Tech University

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 9 bachelors’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #4 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $10,203 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Modern Languages at University of Houston

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 54 degrees to qualified bachelors’s modern languages students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $6,896 for southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Modern Languages at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

#7

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

Northern Arizona University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 34 bachelors’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $0-$30k list, NAU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NAU is $9,251 for southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Modern Languages at Northern Arizona University

#8

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s modern languages students in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,242 for southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UNM.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Modern Languages 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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