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2022 Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

6 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$23,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Romance Languages is the 63rd most popular major in the country with 15,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, romance languages graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,408 and had an average of $21,956 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,407 romance languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,347 and $18,446 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 48 romance languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $71,970 and $95,025 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in romance languages. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent romance languages programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the romance languages program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The romance languages school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region”.

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Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region doctor’s degree romance languages students.

Top 7 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages in the Southwest Region

#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 14 doctorate’s romance languages degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UT Austin Romance Languages Report

#2

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Houston. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. UH is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689.

Read full report on Romance Languages at UH

#3

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, Texas
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Texas Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Texas Tech is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas Tech are $17,530.

Read full report on Romance Languages at Texas Tech University

#4

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. UNM is a large public school situated in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It awarded 2 doctorate’s romance languages degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also made our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UNM Romance Languages Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region. Norman, Oklahoma is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s romance languages degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236.

Read more about Romance Languages at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s romance languages students in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe also made our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at Arizona State University - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Arizona State University - Tempe Romance Languages Report

#6

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#2 in overall quality

University of Arizona ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Southwest Region list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s romance languages degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona also made our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Arizona Romance Languages Report

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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

Footnotes

  • *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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