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2022 Best Value Colleges for Modern Languages (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
354 Degrees Awarded
$11,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 3,075 people earned their degree in modern languages, making the major the 219th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southwest region, there were 354 modern languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in modern languages. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great modern 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 modern languages 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 Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region modern languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 9 Best Value Colleges for Modern Languages (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 19 ’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station also made our “Best Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M College Station is $13,270 for Southwest Region Modern Languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Texas A&M College Station Modern Languages Report

#2

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 21 diplomas to qualified ’s modern languages students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region modern languages students whose families make $30-$48k list, Lamar University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lamar University is $10,631 for southwest region modern languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Modern Languages at Lamar University

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Texas Tech University is a large public school situated in Lubbock, Texas. It awarded 30 ’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $13,326 for Southwest Region Modern Languages students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Texas Tech University.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Texas Tech University Modern Languages Report

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #4 spot on the list. SFASU is located in Nacogdoches, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 ’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

SFASU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for SFASU is $10,816 for Southwest Region Modern Languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Modern Languages at Stephen F Austin State University

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. UH is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 9 ’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region modern languages students whose families make $30-$48k list, UH has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UH is $9,925 for southwest region modern languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

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 more about Modern Languages at University of Houston

New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #6. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 54 ’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

NMSU Main Campus also made our “Best Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $7,006 for Southwest Region Modern Languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Modern Languages at New Mexico State University - Main Campus

With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 10 ’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend The University of Texas at Arlington is $12,974 for Southwest Region Modern Languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Modern Languages at UT Arlington

#8

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

With a ranking of #8, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Flagstaff, Arizona, and it awarded 34 ’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for NAU is $9,799 for Southwest Region Modern Languages students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Modern Languages at Northern Arizona University

#9

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico

University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s modern languages degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Modern Languages Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $14,458 for Southwest Region Modern Languages students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend UNM.

Full UNM Modern 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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