by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 2,871 people earned their degree in modern languages, making the major the 234th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 287 modern languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 30 colleges that offer a degree in modern languages. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in modern languages.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region modern languages students.
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 #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region. New Mexico State University - Main Campus is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 44 ’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Blinn College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region. Located in Brenham, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 30 diplomas to qualified ’s modern languages students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 30 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Arizona College landed the #3 spot on the list. Eastern Arizona College is a public institution located in Thatcher, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s modern languages degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stephen F Austin State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region. Nacogdoches, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s modern languages degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma City Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking. OCCC is a fairly large public school situated in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. It awarded 14 ’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Modern Languages at Oklahoma City Community College
With a ranking of #7, Rose State College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. Rose State College is a medium-sized school located in Midwest City, Oklahoma that handed out 3 ’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
Cameron University landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Lawton, Oklahoma, this small public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified ’s modern languages students in 2020-2021.
Northern Arizona University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking. NAU is a public institution located in Flagstaff, Arizona. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
South Texas College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in McAllen, Texas, and it awarded 15 ’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
Oklahoma Baptist University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and it awarded 1 ’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Modern Languages at Oklahoma Baptist University
With a ranking of #12, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at San Antonio is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas at San Antonio Modern Languages Report
Central Texas College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Killeen, Texas, and it awarded 6 ’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 11 ’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
Houston Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 11 ’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
Lamar University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. This fairly large school is located in Beaumont, Texas, and it awarded 9 ’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Del Mar College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified ’s modern languages students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #18, Central New Mexico Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, this fairly large public school handed out 10 degrees to qualified ’s modern languages students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, University of Houston did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. UH is located in Houston, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 ’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
Read full report on Modern Languages at University of Houston
Tyler Junior College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. This fairly large school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 2 ’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Modern Languages at Tyler Junior College
South Plains College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Levelland, Texas, and it awarded 1 ’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #22, Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas A&M College Station is a large school located in College Station, Texas that handed out 11 ’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Modern Languages at Texas A&M College Station
The University of Texas at Arlington came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UT Arlington is a large school located in Arlington, Texas that handed out 4 ’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.6% 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%.
Lee College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. Lee College is a medium-sized school located in Baytown, Texas that handed out 1 ’s modern languages degrees in 2020-2021.
Paris Junior College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. Paris Junior College is a public institution located in Paris, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Hill College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. Hill College is located in Hillsboro, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s modern languages degrees to qualified students.
Odessa College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. Odessa College is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwest Vista College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s modern languages degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Amarillo College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. Located in Amarillo, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s modern languages students in 2020-2021.
St Philip’s College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Modern Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking. St Philip’s College is a public institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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