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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Modern Languages in the Southwest Region

8 Ranked Colleges
185 Degrees Awarded
$13,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in modern languages. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent modern languages programs, but they also 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 modern languages program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.

Top 8 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Modern Languages in the Southwest Region

#1

Lamar University

Beaumont, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lamar University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Lamar University is located in Beaumont, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

Lamar University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar University is $12,311 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students.

Full Lamar University Modern Languages Report

#2

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 #2 on our 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

UH also made our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students per year to attend UH.

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

Read more about Modern Languages at University of Houston

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stephen F Austin State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Stephen F Austin State University is a public institution located in Nacogdoches, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SFASU, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SFASU is $13,723 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students.

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

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Texas Tech University is located in Lubbock, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.

Texas Tech also made our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students.

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

Read full report on Modern Languages at Texas Tech University

#5

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Arizona University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Northern Arizona University is a large public school situated in Flagstaff, Arizona. It awarded 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. The estimated yearly cost for NAU is $12,915 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students.

Full NAU Modern Languages Report

#6

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#6 in overall quality

University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 12 bachelors’s modern languages degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students list, UNM has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UNM is $14,446 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students.

Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Modern Languages Report

#7 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 54 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s modern languages students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students list, NMSU Main Campus has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend NMSU Main Campus is $8,659 for southwest region bachelor’s degree modern languages students.

Read full report on Modern Languages at NMSU Main Campus

#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Modern Languages Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region 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 also made our “Best Modern Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Modern Languages students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Modern Languages at Texas A&M University - College Station

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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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