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2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

8 Ranked Colleges
185 Degrees Awarded
$19,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 $75-$110k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in modern languages. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent modern languages programs, but they also cost less that 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 Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $75-$110k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Modern Languages (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Beaumont, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s modern languages degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Lamar University also took the #2 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,759 for southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Lamar University.

Read full report on Modern Languages at Lamar University

#5 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #2 spot on the list. SFASU is a fairly large public school situated in Nacogdoches, Texas. It awarded 13 bachelors’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU also took the #5 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SFASU is $18,653 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Modern Languages at SFASU

#7 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the 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.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $75-$110k list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $12,909 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Modern Languages Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s modern languages students 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 $18,844 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of Houston.

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

#1 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 $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #5 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a large public school situated in College Station, Texas. It awarded 19 bachelors’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $26,028 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

Full Texas A&M University - College Station Modern Languages Report

#6

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $18,920 for southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

#7

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Texas Tech University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Texas Tech University is a large school located in Lubbock, Texas that handed out 14 bachelors’s modern languages degrees 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 $21,305 for southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Texas Tech.

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

#8

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

Northern Arizona University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s modern languages degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $16,535 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Northern Arizona University.

Full Northern Arizona University 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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