2024 Best Value Colleges for French Language & Literature in the Southwest Region
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Ranked Colleges
152
Degrees Awarded
$17,300
Avg Net Price*
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value French Language Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
French Language & Literature is the 257th most popular major in the country with 2,544 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Southwest region, there were 152 french language & literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value French Language Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in french language & literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent french language & literature programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the french language & literature program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value French Language Schools in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value French Language Schools in the Southwest Region.
Top 9 Best Value Colleges for French Language & Literature in the Southwest Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value French Language Schools in the Southwest Region. Located in Houston, Texas, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified ’s french language students in 2020-2021.
UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best French Language & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,721 for Southwest Region French Language students per year to attend UH.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UH French Language & Literature Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value French Language Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 4 ’s french language degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNM, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best French Language & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,424 for Southwest Region French Language students per year to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus French Language & Literature Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value French Language Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 13 ’s french language degrees in 2020-2021.
UNT not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best French Language & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,122 for southwest region french language students per year to attend University of North Texas.
Read more about French Language & Literature at UNT
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value French Language Schools in the Southwest Region. Texas State is located in San Marcos, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s french language degrees to qualified students.
Texas State also made our “Best French Language & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $14,887 for Southwest Region French Language students per year to attend Texas State.
Read more about French Language & Literature at Texas State University
Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value French Language Schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot on the list. ASU - Tempe is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 ’s french language degrees to qualified students.
ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best French Language & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arizona State University - Tempe is $13,107 for Southwest Region French Language students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full ASU - Tempe French Language & Literature Report
The University of Texas at Austin came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value French Language Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 17 ’s french language degrees in 2020-2021.
UT Austin also made our “Best French Language & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $18,350 for Southwest Region French Language students per year to attend UT Austin.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about French Language & Literature at UT Austin
University of Arizona came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value French Language Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 33 ’s french language degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of Arizona, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best French Language & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Arizona is $13,358 for Southwest Region French Language students.
Read full report on French Language & Literature at University of Arizona
The University of Texas at Arlington ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value French Language Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in Arlington, Texas, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified ’s french language students in 2020-2021.
UT Arlington also made our “Best French Language & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend UT Arlington is $15,509 for southwest region french language students.
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%.
Full UT Arlington French Language & Literature Report
Southern Methodist University landed the #9 spot on the 2024 Best Value French Language Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 16 ’s french language degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our southwest region french language students list, SMU has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best French Language & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern Methodist University is $38,208 for Southwest Region French Language students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on French Language & Literature at Southern Methodist University
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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
- *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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