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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
186 Degrees Awarded
$15,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Linguistics is the 202nd most popular major in the country with 3,129 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 268 linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 186 linguistics graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in linguistics. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great linguistics 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 linguistics program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The linguistics school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid

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

Top 7 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Linguistics in the Southwest Region (With Aid)

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at El Paso is a large school located in El Paso, Texas that handed out 27 bachelors’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree linguistics students with aid list, UTEP has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at El Paso is $8,920 for southwest region bachelor’s degree linguistics students with aid.

Read full report on Linguistics at The University of Texas at El Paso

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree linguistics students with aid list, UT Austin has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $18,023 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Linguistics students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UT Austin Linguistics Report

#3

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 #3 for the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,446 for southwest region bachelor’s degree linguistics students with aid.

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#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #4 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Arlington is a large public school situated in Arlington, Texas. It awarded 21 bachelors’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree linguistics students with aid list, UT Arlington has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Linguistics students with aid.

Full UT Arlington Linguistics Report

#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Denton, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s linguistics degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree linguistics students with aid list, UNT has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree linguistics students with aid per year to attend UNT.

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

Full UNT Linguistics Report

#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $15,016 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Linguistics students with aid per year to attend University of Arizona.

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 Linguistics at University of Arizona

#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Linguistics Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. This large school is located in Norman, Oklahoma, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s linguistics degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Linguistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $21,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree linguistics students with aid 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 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 Linguistics at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

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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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