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

8 Ranked Colleges
185 Degrees Awarded
$11,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the modern languages program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Modern Languages (Income $30-$48k) 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 $30-$48k list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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 estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $13,270 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern 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 school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M College Station Modern Languages Report

#2

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lamar University landed the #2 spot on the list. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 7 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 $30-$48k list, Lamar University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lamar University is $10,631 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Modern Languages at Lamar University

#3

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 #3 on our 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 14 bachelors’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech University is $13,326 for southwest region bachelor’s degree modern 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%.

Read more about Modern Languages at Texas Tech

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Stephen F Austin State University is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $30-$48k list, SFASU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Stephen F Austin State University is $10,816 for southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Modern Languages at Stephen F Austin State University

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Houston landed the #5 spot on the list. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,925 for southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UH.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read more about Modern Languages at UH

#7 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 54 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $7,006 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on 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 $30-$48k list. Northern Arizona University is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 34 bachelors’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NAU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $9,799 for southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend NAU.

Read full report on Modern Languages at Northern Arizona University

#8

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Modern 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 12 degrees to qualified bachelors’s modern languages students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $30-$48k list, UNM has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,458 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Modern Languages at UNM

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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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