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2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

7 Ranked Colleges
75 Degrees Awarded
$19,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking.

In 2019-2020, 1,446 people earned their degree in classical languages and literature, making the major the 204th most popular in the United States. 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” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in classical languages and literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent classical languages and literature programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the classical languages and literature program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree classical languages students.

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Classical Languages & Literature in the Southwest Region

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #4 spot in our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma is $21,145 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Classical Languages students.

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%.

Read more about Classical Languages & Literature at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 6 bachelors’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,446 for southwest region bachelor’s degree classical languages students.

Full UNM Classical Languages & Literature Report

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s classical languages degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree classical languages students list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Classical Languages & Literature 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 classical languages students.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. 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

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas A&M University - College Station landed the #4 spot on the list. Texas A&M University - College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees 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. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for southwest region bachelor’s degree classical languages students.

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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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#6 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 #5 for the Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 18 bachelors’s classical languages degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for southwest region bachelor’s degree classical languages students.

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

Read more about Classical Languages & Literature at University of Arizona

#6

Southwestern University

Georgetown, Texas
#5 in overall quality

Southwestern University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Georgetown, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s classical languages degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Southwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern is $25,470 for southwest region bachelor’s degree classical languages students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.

Read more about Classical Languages & Literature at Southwestern

#7

Trinity University

San Antonio, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Trinity University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Classical Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s classical languages degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Trinity U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Classical Languages & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Trinity University is $24,669 for southwest region bachelor’s degree classical languages students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.

Full Trinity 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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