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2022 Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

4 Ranked Colleges
20 Degrees Awarded
$12,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Latin American Studies is the 526th most popular major in the country with 718 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Illinois, there were 28 Latin American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 20 Latin American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,319 and $24,183 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in Latin American studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Latin American studies programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois bachelor’s degree latin american studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Latin American Studies (Income $30-$48k) in Illinois

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our illinois bachelor’s degree latin american studies students whose families make $30-$48k list, UChicago has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. It costs about $2,800 for illinois bachelor’s degree latin american studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UChicago.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. The low student loan default rate of 0.6% 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 Latin American Studies at University of Chicago

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. UIUC is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 2 bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is $8,464 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree Latin American Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k list. UIC is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 10 bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIC, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. It costs about $11,185 for illinois bachelor’s degree latin american studies students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of Illinois at Chicago.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Latin American Studies at UIC

#4

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in Illinois For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Latin American studies students in 2019-2020.

DePaul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. The estimated yearly cost for DePaul University is $25,842 for Illinois Bachelor’s Degree Latin American Studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full DePaul Latin American Studies Report

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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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