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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Portuguese (With Aid)

15 Ranked Colleges
69 Degrees Awarded
$17,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Portuguese Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Portuguese Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 84 people earned their degree in Portuguese, making the major the 995th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 69 Portuguese graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Portuguese Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 15 colleges that offered a degree in Portuguese. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Portuguese programs, but they also cost less that 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 Portuguese program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Portuguese Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Portuguese Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree portuguese students with aid.

Top 15 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Portuguese (With Aid)

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 15 schools in the Best Value Portuguese Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Florida is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UF also made our “Best Portuguese Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend University of Florida is $6,302 for bachelor’s degree portuguese students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full University of Florida Portuguese Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brigham Young University - Provo. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Portuguese Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. BYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Provo, Utah. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

BYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Portuguese Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for BYU is $13,322 for bachelor’s degree portuguese students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Brigham Young University - Provo Portuguese Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Portuguese Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Portuguese degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best Portuguese Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison is $17,708 for bachelor’s degree portuguese students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.

Read more about Portuguese at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Portuguese Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. UIUC is a large public school situated in Champaign, Illinois. It awarded 2 bachelors’s Portuguese degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Portuguese Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UIUC is $15,880 for Bachelor’s Degree Portuguese students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Portuguese at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Portuguese Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Portuguese students in 2019-2020.

Columbia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Portuguese Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Columbia University in the City of New York is $23,306 for bachelor’s degree portuguese students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read full report on Portuguese at Columbia

#15 in overall quality

Florida International University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Portuguese Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Florida International University is a large public school situated in Miami, Florida. It awarded 1 bachelors’s Portuguese degrees in 2019-2020.

FIU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Portuguese Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for FIU is $7,296 for bachelor’s degree portuguese students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read full report on Portuguese at Florida International University

#7

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#12 in overall quality

Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Portuguese Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Portuguese students in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also took the #12 spot in our “Best Portuguese Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $13,253 for bachelor’s degree portuguese students with aid per year to attend Indiana University - Bloomington.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Portuguese at Indiana University - Bloomington

#8

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#8 in overall quality

University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Portuguese Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Santa Barbara, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Portuguese degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree portuguese students with aid list, UCSB has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Portuguese Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of California - Santa Barbara is $15,884 for Bachelor’s Degree Portuguese students with aid.

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 1.5% 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 Portuguese at UCSB

#9

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#14 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Portuguese Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Portuguese degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Portuguese Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $14,446 for bachelor’s degree portuguese students with aid per year to attend UNM.

Read more about Portuguese at UNM

#10

Utah State University

Logan, Utah
#13 in overall quality

Utah State University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Portuguese Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. This large school is located in Logan, Utah, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s Portuguese degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Portuguese Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Utah State University is $13,634 for bachelor’s degree portuguese students with aid.

Read more about Portuguese at USU

#11 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Portuguese Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Portuguese degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree portuguese students with aid list, Ohio State has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Portuguese Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Ohio State is $17,616 for Bachelor’s Degree Portuguese students with aid.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%.

Read full report on Portuguese at Ohio State

#12

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Amherst, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Portuguese Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s Portuguese degrees to qualified students.

UMass Amherst also made our “Best Portuguese Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. It costs about $22,501 for bachelor’s degree portuguese students with aid per year to attend UMass Amherst.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The low student loan default rate of 2.8% 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 Portuguese at UMass Amherst

#13

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#3 in overall quality

With a ranking of #13, Brown University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Portuguese Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Brown University is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 1 bachelors’s Portuguese degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Portuguese Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brown is $29,392 for bachelor’s degree portuguese students with aid.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Portuguese at Brown

#14

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

Georgetown University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Portuguese Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Portuguese students in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also took the #2 spot in our “Best Portuguese Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Georgetown University is $28,909 for Bachelor’s Degree Portuguese students with aid.

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 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Portuguese at Georgetown

#15

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts
#10 in overall quality

Smith College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Portuguese Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Smith is located in Northampton, Massachusetts and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s Portuguese degrees to qualified students.

Smith did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Portuguese Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $28,305 for Bachelor’s Degree Portuguese students with aid per year to attend Smith.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Smith College Portuguese Report

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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