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2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

11 Ranked Colleges
75 Degrees Awarded
$14,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Germanic Languages is the 216th most popular major in the country with 1,415 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, Germanic languages graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,200 and had an average of $22,114 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 84 Germanic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 75 Germanic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in Germanic languages. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Germanic languages 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 Germanic languages program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree german students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. OSU is located in Stillwater, Oklahoma and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s German degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for OSU is $9,962 for southwest region bachelor’s degree german students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Germanic Languages at OSU

#9 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,082 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree German students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend University of North Texas.

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

Read full report on Germanic Languages at UNT

#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#7 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 #3 for the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 19 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also took the #7 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Arizona is $11,466 for southwest region bachelor’s degree german students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

Read more about Germanic Languages at University of Arizona

#4

Trinity University

San Antonio, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Trinity University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Trinity University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 3 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree german students whose families make $30-$48k list, Trinity U has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Trinity University is $12,991 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree German students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Read full report on Germanic Languages at Trinity University

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 2 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Austin is $13,575 for southwest region bachelor’s degree german students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 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%.

Read full report on Germanic Languages at UT Austin

#6

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Texas State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s German degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas State, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State is $12,292 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree German students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Texas State University Germanic Languages Report

#10 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s German students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also took the #10 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $8,921 for southwest region bachelor’s degree german students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Germanic Languages Report

#5 in overall quality

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #8. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 8 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $17,285 for southwest region bachelor’s degree german students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.

Read full report on Germanic Languages at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#9

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#11 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s German degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,458 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree German students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Germanic Languages at UNM

#10

Southwestern University

Georgetown, Texas
#4 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Southwestern University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Southwestern University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Georgetown, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

Southwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,578 for southwest region bachelor’s degree german students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Southwestern.

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.

Read more about Germanic Languages at Southwestern University

#1 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Dallas, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

SMU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SMU is $27,331 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree German students whose families make $30-$48k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full SMU Germanic Languages 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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