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

11 Ranked Colleges
75 Degrees Awarded
$19,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region

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 German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 1,415 people earned their degree in Germanic languages, making the major the 216th most popular in the United States. 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” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in Germanic languages. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Germanic languages programs and 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

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

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Germanic Languages in the Southwest Region

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. 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.

OSU also made our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree German students per year to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus.

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 Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Norman, Oklahoma, this large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s German students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma also took the #5 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $21,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree german students per year to attend University of Oklahoma.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Oklahoma Germanic Languages Report

#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of North Texas is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also took the #9 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UNT is $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree german students.

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 full report on Germanic Languages at University of North Texas

#4

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

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. It costs about $15,230 for southwest region bachelor’s degree german students per year to attend Texas State.

Read more about Germanic Languages at Texas State University

#5

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#11 in overall quality

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 German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

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 UNM is $14,446 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree German students.

Read full report on Germanic Languages at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#10 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 2 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for southwest region bachelor’s degree german 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.

Read full report on Germanic Languages at ASU - Tempe

#7

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#7 in overall quality

University of Arizona came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 19 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $15,016 for southwest region bachelor’s degree german students.

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 full report on Germanic Languages at University of Arizona

#2 in overall quality

The University of Texas at Austin landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $18,023 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree German students per year to attend UT Austin.

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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.

Full UT Austin Germanic Languages Report

#9

Southwestern University

Georgetown, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Southwestern University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Southwestern University is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Georgetown, Texas. It awarded 2 bachelors’s German degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southwestern, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southwestern is $25,470 for southwest region bachelor’s degree german students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. 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 full report on Germanic Languages at Southwestern

#10

Trinity University

San Antonio, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Trinity University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Trinity U is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s German degrees to qualified students.

Trinity U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $24,669 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree German students per year to attend Trinity U.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Trinity University Germanic Languages Report

#1 in overall quality

Southern Methodist University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value German Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s German degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMU, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Germanic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SMU is $36,222 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree German students.

With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Southern Methodist University 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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