2023 Best Value Colleges for Portuguese
13
Ranked Colleges
86
Degrees Awarded
$17,200
Avg Net Price*
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Portuguese Schools” ranking.
In 2020-2021, 86 people earned their degree in Portuguese, making the major the 1010th most popular in the United States.
This year’s “Best Value Portuguese Schools” ranking looked at 13 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Portuguese. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Portuguese programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the Portuguese 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 Portuguese Schools
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Portuguese Schools.
Top 13 Best Value Colleges for Portuguese
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Portuguese Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Provo, Utah, and it awarded 23 ’s Portuguese degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our portuguese students list, BYU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Portuguese Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Brigham Young University - Provo is $13,474 for portuguese students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on Portuguese at BYU
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Portuguese Schools list. UF is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 2 ’s Portuguese degrees in 2020-2021.
UF also made our “Best Portuguese Schools” list, coming in at #6. The yearly cost to attend UF is $5,135 for Portuguese students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, 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 97%.
Full UF Portuguese Report
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Portuguese Schools that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 2 ’s Portuguese degrees in 2020-2021.
UNM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Portuguese Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of New Mexico - Main Campus is $14,424 for portuguese students.
Full University of New Mexico - Main Campus Portuguese Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Portuguese Schools list. USU is a large public school situated in Logan, Utah. It awarded 2 ’s Portuguese degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USU, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Portuguese Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend USU is $13,257 for Portuguese students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Portuguese at Utah State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Portuguese Schools list. This large school is located in Champaign, Illinois, and it awarded 3 ’s Portuguese degrees in 2020-2021.
UIUC also made our “Best Portuguese Schools” list, coming in at #4. The estimated yearly cost for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is $14,321 for Portuguese students.
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 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Portuguese Report
University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Portuguese Schools ranking. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 4 ’s Portuguese degrees in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our portuguese students list, UW - Madison has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Portuguese Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UW - Madison is $17,234 for Portuguese students.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Portuguese at University of Wisconsin - Madison
University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Best Value Portuguese Schools ranking. UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 ’s Portuguese degrees to qualified students.
UMass Amherst also made our “Best Portuguese Schools” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend UMass Amherst is $22,038 for portuguese students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, 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 89%.
Read more about Portuguese at UMass Amherst
With a ranking of #8, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Portuguese Schools list. Ohio State is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 5 ’s Portuguese degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio State also made our “Best Portuguese Schools” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $16,845 for portuguese students per year to attend Ohio State.
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 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Ohio State Portuguese Report
With a ranking of #9, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Portuguese Schools list. University of California - Los Angeles is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s Portuguese degrees to qualified students.
UCLA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Portuguese Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend University of California - Los Angeles is $15,023 for Portuguese students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Portuguese at University of California - Los Angeles
With a ranking of #10, Rutgers University - Newark did quite well on the 2023 Best Value Portuguese Schools list. Located in Newark, New Jersey, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified ’s Portuguese students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rutgers Newark, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Portuguese Schools” ranking. It costs about $15,996 for Portuguese students per year to attend Rutgers Newark.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Rutgers University - Newark Portuguese Report
University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Portuguese Schools list. UCSB is a large public school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 2 ’s Portuguese degrees in 2020-2021.
UCSB also took the #7 spot in our “Best Portuguese Schools” ranking. It costs about $16,252 for portuguese students per year to attend University of California - Santa Barbara.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full University of California - Santa Barbara Portuguese Report
Smith College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Portuguese Schools list. This small school is located in Northampton, Massachusetts, and it awarded 2 ’s Portuguese degrees in 2020-2021.
Smith also took the #10 spot in our “Best Portuguese Schools” ranking. It costs about $29,615 for portuguese students per year to attend Smith.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Smith Portuguese Report
Brown University did quite well in the 2023 Best Value Portuguese Schools ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified ’s Portuguese students in 2020-2021.
Brown also took the #3 spot in our “Best Portuguese Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Brown is $29,544 for Portuguese students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Portuguese at Brown
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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
- *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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