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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Modern Languages (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
185 Degrees Awarded
$20,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

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 Vallue Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Modern Languages is the 219th most popular major in the country with 3,075 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 354 modern languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 185 modern languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 8 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the modern languages program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Modern Languages (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Lamar University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. This fairly large school is located in Beaumont, Texas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $12,311 for southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Lamar University.

Read full report on Modern Languages at Lamar University

#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school awarded 54 degrees to qualified bachelors’s modern languages students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Main Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico State University - Main Campus is $8,659 for southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Modern Languages at NMSU Main Campus

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas A&M College Station did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make more than $110k.

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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Modern Languages at Texas A&M College Station

#5 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Stephen F Austin State University landed the #4 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Nacogdoches, Texas, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

SFASU also made our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend SFASU is $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Modern Languages at Stephen F Austin State University

#5

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. University of Houston is a large public school situated in Houston, Texas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for UH is $12,838 for southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make more than $110k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Full UH Modern Languages Report

#6

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Texas Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $17,571 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Texas Tech University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read more about Modern Languages at Texas Tech University

#7

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, University of New Mexico - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Vallue Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students whose families make more than $110k list, UNM has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Modern 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 modern languages students whose families make more than $110k.

Read more about Modern Languages at University of New Mexico - Main Campus

#8

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

Northern Arizona University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Vallue Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. NAU is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 34 bachelors’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $12,915 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend NAU.

Read more about Modern Languages at Northern Arizona University

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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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