2026 Best Value Portuguese Schools in the Far Western Region
[Portuguese](/majors/foreign-languages-linguistics/romance-languages/portuguese/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools to find the best return on investment for portuguese students.
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2026 Best Value Portuguese Schools in the Far Western Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in portuguese, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Portuguese Schools
Our analysis ranked University Of California Santa Barbara the best value for a degree in portuguese in the Far Western Region. Set in the suburb of Santa Barbara, University Of California Santa Barbara is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $15,444, while out-of-state students pay about $47,332. Portuguese graduates carry a median of $16,261 in student loans. Portuguese graduates of University Of California Santa Barbara earn a median of $45,488 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 33%.
University Of California Los Angeles is a great value for students pursuing a degree in portuguese, landing the #2 spot this year. Set in the city of Los Angeles, University Of California Los Angeles is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $14,233 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $46,121. Portuguese graduates carry a median of $14,752 in student loans. Early-career portuguese graduates make about $26,966. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. University Of California Los Angeles admits about 9% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 5 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
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