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2022 Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

4 Ranked Colleges
23 Degrees Awarded
$24,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 32 Latin American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 23 Latin American studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region” 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Latin American studies 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 Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Latin American Studies in the Plains States Region

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Duluth landed the #1 spot on the list. UMN Duluth is a public institution located in Duluth, Minnesota. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMN Duluth also took the #4 spot in our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Minnesota - Duluth is $17,067 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Latin American Studies students.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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#2

St Olaf College

Northfield, Minnesota
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Olaf College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Northfield, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Latin American studies degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

St. Olaf not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for St Olaf College is $23,543 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Latin American Studies students.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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#3

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, Missouri
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 10 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Latin American studies students in 2019-2020.

WUSTL also made our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Washington University in St Louis is $26,869 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Latin American Studies students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#4

Carleton College

Northfield, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Carleton College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Latin American Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region list. Carleton College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Carleton also made our “Best Latin American Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Carleton College is $31,133 for plains states region bachelor’s degree latin american studies students.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.

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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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