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2022 Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
42 Degrees Awarded
$11,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 718 people earned their degree in Latin American studies, making the major the 526th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 72 Latin American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 42 Latin American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in Latin American studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Latin American studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the Latin American studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Latin American Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UChicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UChicago, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UChicago is $2,712 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Latin American Studies at University of Chicago

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #2 spot on the list. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, UIUC has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $5,477 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UIUC.

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 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UIUC Latin American Studies Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC also made our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $10,648 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UIC.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Latin American Studies at UIC

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Miami University - Oxford landed the #4 spot on the list. Miami University - Oxford is a public institution located in Oxford, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our great lakes region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Miami University - Oxford has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Miami University - Oxford is $13,759 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

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 Latin American Studies at Miami University - Oxford

#5

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. DePaul University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 3 bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul also took the #5 spot in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DePaul University is $26,173 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Latin American Studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Latin American Studies at DePaul

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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%.

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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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