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2022 Best Value Colleges for Classical Languages & Literature in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

8 Ranked Colleges
106 Degrees Awarded
$18,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Classical Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Classical Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” 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.

For this year’s “Best Value Classical Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in classical languages and literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality classical languages and literature programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the classical languages and literature 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 Classical Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region classical languages students with aid.

Top 8 Best Value Colleges for Classical Languages & Literature in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Classical Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 1 ’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,861 for Southwest Region Classical Languages students with aid per year to attend Austin Community College District.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. UT Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $18,023 for Southwest Region Classical Languages students with aid per year to attend UT Austin.

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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Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Classical Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas A&M College Station is located in College Station, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 ’s classical languages degrees to qualified students.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $19,057 for southwest region classical languages students with aid per year to attend Texas A&M College Station.

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 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%.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona

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 in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 23 ’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $15,016 for southwest region classical languages students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s classical languages degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $14,446 for Southwest Region Classical Languages students with aid per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s classical languages degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for Southwest Region Classical Languages students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

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#7

Trinity University

San Antonio, Texas

Trinity University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Classical Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Trinity U is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 ’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region classical languages students with aid list, Trinity U has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Trinity University is $24,669 for Southwest Region Classical Languages students with aid.

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. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

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#8

Southwestern University

Georgetown, Texas
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Southwestern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Southwestern University is a small school located in Georgetown, Texas that handed out 1 ’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwestern also made our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern is $25,470 for southwest region classical languages students with aid.

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%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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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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