by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Romance Languages is the 65th most popular major in the country with 15,009 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, romance languages graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,474 and had an average of $22,151 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,570 romance languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,736 and $19,783 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,182 romance languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,112 and $26,227 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 68 colleges that offered a degree in romance languages. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their romance languages program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Austin College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Sherman, Texas, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 68 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Baptist University of the Americas landed the #2 spot on the list. Baptist University of the Americas is a small private not-for-profit school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 1 bachelors’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Read more about Romance Languages at Baptist University of the Americas
Out of the 68 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity University landed the #3 spot on the list. Trinity University is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. Southwestern is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Georgetown, Texas. It awarded 9 bachelors’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Romance Languages at Southwestern University
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 #5 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s romance languages degrees to 109 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Romance Languages at University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Saint Edward’s University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Saint Edward’s University is located in Austin, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 bachelors’s romance languages degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% 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%.
Sul Ross State University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. Sul Ross State University is a small school located in Alpine, Texas that handed out 9 bachelors’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Romance Languages at Sul Ross State University
Texas Lutheran University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Seguin, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s romance languages students in 2020-2021.
University of Tulsa ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%.
Read full report on Romance Languages at University of Tulsa
Southern Methodist University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Southern Methodist University is a fairly large school located in Dallas, Texas that handed out 47 bachelors’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%.
University of Arizona came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking. University of Arizona is a large school located in Tucson, Arizona that handed out 129 bachelors’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Texas A&M International University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. This medium-sized school is located in Laredo, Texas, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M International University Romance Languages Report
University of Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Irving, Texas, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #14, Texas Wesleyan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Wesleyan University is a small school located in Fort Worth, Texas that handed out 4 bachelors’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Romance Languages at Texas Wesleyan University
Texas State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in San Marcos, Texas, this large public school handed out 51 degrees to qualified bachelors’s romance languages students in 2020-2021.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. Edinburg, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s romance languages degrees to 37 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Romance Languages at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
With a ranking of #17, Dallas Baptist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. DBU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Romance Languages at Dallas Baptist University
With a ranking of #18, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, this large public school handed out 64 degrees to qualified bachelors’s romance languages students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%.
University of North Texas landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 52 bachelors’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Rice University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Houston, Texas, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s romance languages students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Baylor University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Waco, Texas, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s romance languages students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
Texas Christian University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #22. TCU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fort Worth, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
With a ranking of #23, Angelo State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. Angelo State is a fairly large school located in San Angelo, Texas that handed out 8 bachelors’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
St. Mary’s University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s romance languages degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #25, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s romance languages degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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