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2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Classical Languages & Literature is the 204th most popular major in the country with 1,446 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, classical languages and literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $0 and had an average of $27,104 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 106 classical languages and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 75 classical languages and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in classical languages and literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great classical languages and literature 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 classical languages and literature program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Classical Languages & Literature (Income $48-$75k) in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 bachelors’s classical languages degrees to qualified students.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for UT Austin is $15,757 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Classical Languages students whose families make $48-$75k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Classical Languages & Literature at The University of Texas at Austin

#2

Trinity University

San Antonio, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Trinity U, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Trinity U is $18,012 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Classical Languages students whose families make $48-$75k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Classical Languages & Literature at Trinity University

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in College Station, Texas, this large public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s classical languages students in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also took the #3 spot in our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $18,810 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Classical Languages students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

The low student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Classical Languages & Literature at Texas A&M College Station

#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s classical languages degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #6 spot in our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,399 for southwest region bachelor’s degree classical languages students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Classical Languages & Literature at University of Arizona

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 8 bachelors’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $21,812 for southwest region bachelor’s degree classical languages students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of Oklahoma.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Classical Languages & Literature at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#6

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#7 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $16,557 for southwest region bachelor’s degree classical languages students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Classical Languages & Literature Report

#7

Southwestern University

Georgetown, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Southwestern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #7. This small school is located in Georgetown, Texas, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southwestern, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern is $20,394 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Classical Languages students whose families make $48-$75k.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Southwestern University Classical Languages & Literature 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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