2027 Best Value Latin American Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

[Latin American Studies](/majors/ethnic-cultural-gender-studies/area-studies/latin-american-studies/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong latin american studies education at a price that pays off.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for latin american studies students.
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2027 Best Value Latin American Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in latin american studies, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Latin American Studies Schools
Brigham Young University Provo tops our 2027 list of the best value latin american studies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in the city of Provo, Brigham Young University Provo is a very large private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $6,688. Typical student debt for latin american studies graduates is $10,236. Soon after graduation, latin american studies degree recipients from Brigham Young University Provo generally make around $37,019. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 68%.
Students looking for strong value in latin american studies will find it at University Of Utah, which ranked #2. University Of Utah is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,620, compared with $30,860 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $20,798 to complete the latin american studies program here. Early-career latin american studies graduates make about $60,527. That is a strong return on a $20,798 median debt. The acceptance rate is 86%.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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