When it comes to popularity, spanish education sits in the middle of the road, ranking #607 out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 95 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Spanish Education Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 457 degrees in spanish education to qualified students.
The spanish teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Spanish Education rankings. For our Best Overall Spanish Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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Best Schools for Spanish Education in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of spanish teacher education degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Every student who is interested in spanish education has to take a look at Stanford University. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford. A Best Colleges rank of #3 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Stanford is a great university overall.
There were roughly 2 spanish education students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent data year.
Western Washington University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in spanish education. WWU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bellingham. A Best Colleges rank of #215 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means WWU is a great university overall.
There were about 1 spanish education students who graduated with this degree at WWU in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in spanish education needs to look into New York University. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #27 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 2 spanish education students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in spanish education has to look into University of Nebraska - Lincoln. UNL is a very large public university located in the city of Lincoln. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.
There were about 7 spanish education students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were about 4 spanish education students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.
BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Provo. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means BYU is a great university overall.
There were about 11 spanish education students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.
Baylor is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Waco. A Best Colleges rank of #123 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.
There were approximately 3 spanish education students who graduated with this degree at Baylor in the most recent data year.
UD is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Newark. A Best Colleges rank of #118 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UD is a great university overall.
There were about 1 spanish education students who graduated with this degree at UD in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #205 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ball State is a great university overall.
There were about 3 spanish education students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent data year.
Central Michigan is a large public university located in the distant town of Mount Pleasant. This university ranks 10th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.
There were approximately 2 spanish education students who graduated with this degree at Central Michigan in the most recent data year.
Located in the large city of Queens, QC is a public college with a fairly large student population. This college ranks 26th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were roughly 13 spanish education students who graduated with this degree at QC in the most recent data year.
Brooklyn College is a large public college located in the large city of Brooklyn. This college ranks 34th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 7 spanish education students who graduated with this degree at Brooklyn College in the most recent data year.
Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public university located in the town of Oxford. A Best Colleges rank of #116 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Miami University - Oxford is a great university overall.
There were approximately 4 spanish education students who graduated with this degree at Miami University - Oxford in the most recent year we have data available.
North Dakota State University is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Fargo. A Best Colleges rank of #242 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means North Dakota State University is a great university overall.
There were about 2 spanish education students who graduated with this degree at North Dakota State University in the most recent year we have data available.
Messiah is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Mechanicsburg. This university ranks 31st out of 109 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.
There were approximately 2 spanish education students who graduated with this degree at Messiah in the most recent year we have data available.
Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #132 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.
There were about 1 spanish education students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the town of Cheney, EWU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 14th out of 51 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were roughly 1 spanish education students who graduated with this degree at EWU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 3 spanish education students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The spanish teacher education program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Spanish Education rankings. For our Best Overall Spanish Education School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
