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2024 Best Value German Schools in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
123 Degrees Awarded
$18,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value German Schools in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 German Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 1,425 people earned their degree in germanic languages, making the major the 222nd most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, germanic languages graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $55,443 and had an average of $24,646 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 123 germanic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value German Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in germanic languages. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great germanic 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 germanic 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 German Schools in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value German Schools in the Southwest Region.

Top 7 Best Value Colleges for Germanic Languages in the Southwest Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Texas. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value German Schools in the Southwest Region. University of North Texas is located in Denton, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 ’s german degrees to qualified students.

UNT also took the #6 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNT is $14,122 for southwest region german students.

Read full report on Germanic Languages at University of North Texas

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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 #2 for the Best Value German Schools in the Southwest Region. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified ’s german students in 2020-2021.

Texas State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Germanic Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,887 for Southwest Region German students per year to attend Texas State University.

Full Texas State University Germanic Languages Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2024 Best Value German Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 2 ’s german degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our southwest region german students list, UNM has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Germanic Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNM is $14,424 for Southwest Region German students.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Germanic Languages Report

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value German Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #4 spot on the list. UT Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 56 ’s german degrees in 2020-2021.

UT Austin also made our “Best Germanic Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $18,350 for Southwest Region German students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full The University of Texas at Austin Germanic Languages Report

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Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value German Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot on the list. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s german degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Germanic Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $13,107 for Southwest Region German 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 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Germanic Languages at Arizona State University - Tempe

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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona

University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value German Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified ’s german students in 2020-2021.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Germanic Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $13,358 for southwest region german students.

Read full report on Germanic Languages at University of Arizona

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Southern Methodist University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value German Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Southern Methodist University is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s german degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SMU is $38,208 for Southwest Region German students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, 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 Germanic Languages at Southern Methodist University

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