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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Latin American Studies in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

4 Ranked Colleges
38 Degrees Awarded
$14,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 Southwest region, there were 70 Latin American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 38 Latin American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the Latin American studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Latin American Studies in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin also took the #1 spot in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UT Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Latin American Studies students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.

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#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. Tempe, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. University of Arizona is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students with aid list, University of Arizona has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for southwest region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Latin American Studies at University of Arizona

#4

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,446 for southwest region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students with aid per year to attend UNM.

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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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