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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Spanish Language & Literature in the Southwest Region

15 Ranked Colleges
93 Degrees Awarded
$27,300 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2021-2022, 10,044 people earned their degree in spanish language & literature, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 978 spanish language & literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 93 spanish language & literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,505 and $37,295 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in spanish language & literature. That schools that top this list have a program in spanish language & literature in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Southwest Region”.

Top 15 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Spanish Language & Literature in the Southwest Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 19 masters’s spanish language degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Spanish Language & Literature at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Southwest Region. UT Permian Basin is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Spanish Language & Literature at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - Commerce landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 9 masters’s spanish language degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M University - Commerce Spanish Language & Literature Report

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Out of the 15 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #4 spot on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Rio Grande Valley Spanish Language & Literature Report

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 4 masters’s spanish language degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas State University Spanish Language & Literature Report

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Southwest Region list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s spanish language degrees to 14 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 UNM Spanish Language & Literature Report

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Baylor University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Waco, Texas, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s spanish language students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Spanish Language & Literature at Baylor

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With a ranking of #8, Sam Houston State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Southwest Region list. SHSU is a large school located in Huntsville, Texas that handed out 4 masters’s spanish language degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 Spanish Language & Literature at SHSU

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 7 masters’s spanish language degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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 Spanish Language & Literature at University of Arizona

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s spanish language students in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 University of Oklahoma Spanish Language & Literature Report

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With a ranking of #11, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 masters’s spanish language degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Spanish Language & Literature Report

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 masters’s spanish language degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Spanish Language & Literature Report

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The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 6 masters’s spanish language degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Spanish Language & Literature at UTEP

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University of North Texas landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 6 masters’s spanish language degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 full report on Spanish Language & Literature at University of North Texas

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University of Houston
Houston, Texas

With a ranking of #15, University of Houston did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s spanish language degrees to 32 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.5%, 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 85%.

Full UH Spanish Language & Literature Report

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