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2022 Best Value Colleges for Modern Languages (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
354 Degrees Awarded
$18,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Modern Languages Schools 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. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in modern languages. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great modern languages 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 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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Modern Languages (Income $75-$110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Lamar University is a fairly large school located in Beaumont, Texas that handed out 21 ’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar University is $18,759 for Southwest Region Modern Languages students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Modern Languages at Lamar University

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Modern Languages Schools 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 school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 13 ’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,653 for Southwest Region Modern Languages students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend SFASU.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 54 ’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus also took the #8 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Main Campus is $12,909 for Southwest Region Modern Languages students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full New Mexico State University - Main Campus Modern Languages Report

#4

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s modern languages degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region modern languages students whose families make $75-$110k list, UH has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,844 for Southwest Region Modern Languages students whose families make $75-$110k 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 University of Houston

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Modern Languages Schools 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 public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #1 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $26,028 for Southwest Region Modern Languages students whose families make $75-$110k.

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

Read more about Modern Languages at Texas A&M College Station

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

With a ranking of #6, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This large school is located in Lubbock, Texas, and it awarded 30 ’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region modern languages students whose families make $75-$110k list, Texas Tech has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas Tech is $21,305 for Southwest Region Modern Languages students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Modern Languages at Texas Tech

The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 10 ’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $16,473 for Southwest Region Modern Languages students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend UT Arlington.

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#8

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s modern languages degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $18,920 for Southwest Region Modern Languages students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Modern Languages at UNM

#9

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

With a ranking of #9, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, this large public school handed out 34 degrees to qualified ’s modern languages students in 2019-2020.

NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend NAU is $16,535 for southwest region modern languages students whose families make $75-$110k.

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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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