2027 Best Value Portuguese Schools in the Southwest Region

[Portuguese](/majors/foreign-languages-linguistics/romance-languages/portuguese/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value portuguese schools.
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2027 Best Value Portuguese Schools in the Southwest Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in portuguese, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Portuguese Schools
For return on investment in portuguese, no school beat University Of New Mexico Main Campus this year. Set in the city of Albuquerque, University Of New Mexico Main Campus is a very large public institution. In-state tuition and fees average $10,140, with out-of-state students paying around $33,060. Students borrow a median of $15,187 to complete the portuguese program here. Early-career portuguese graduates make about $49,983. That is a strong return on a $15,187 median debt. University Of New Mexico Main Campus admits about 95% of applicants.
Students looking for strong value in portuguese will find it at The University Of Texas At Austin, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Austin, The University Of Texas At Austin is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $11,688 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $44,908. Students borrow a median of $19,241 to complete the portuguese program here. Portuguese graduates of The University Of Texas At Austin earn a median of $34,929 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 27% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 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 · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.