by our College Data Analytics Team
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In 2020-2021, 15,009 people earned their degree in romance languages, making the major the 65th most popular in the United States. 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.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 85 colleges that offered a degree in romance languages. That schools that top this list have a program in romance languages in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region”.
Out of the 85 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin College landed the #1 spot on the list. Austin College is a small school located in Sherman, Texas that handed out 17 ’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Baptist University of the Americas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. Baptist University of the Americas is located in San Antonio, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 ’s romance languages degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Full Baptist University of the Americas Romance Languages Report
Out of the 85 schools in the Schools 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. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s romance languages degrees to 26 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 85 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southwestern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Southwestern is a small school located in Georgetown, Texas that handed out 9 ’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, 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 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 85 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #5 spot on the list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s romance languages degrees to 117 students in 2020-2021.
Saint Edward’s University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. St. Edward’s University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 18 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Sul Ross State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Alpine, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s romance languages degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Romance Languages at Sul Ross State University
Texas Lutheran University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in Seguin, Texas, and it awarded 5 ’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, University of Tulsa did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Tulsa is located in Tulsa, Oklahoma and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 ’s romance languages degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
With a ranking of #10, University of Arizona did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. University of Arizona is located in Tucson, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 148 ’s romance languages degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
With a ranking of #11, Southern Methodist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s romance languages degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
Texas A&M International University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Laredo, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified ’s romance languages students in 2020-2021.
Full Texas A&M International University Romance Languages Report
University of Dallas did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. University of Dallas is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Irving, Texas. It awarded 7 ’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #14 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s romance languages degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Romance Languages at New Mexico State University - Main Campus
With a ranking of #15, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 50 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.
Read full report on Romance Languages at UT Rio Grande Valley
Texas State University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 62 ’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
Texas Wesleyan University ranked #17 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. Texas Wesleyan University is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 ’s romance languages degrees to qualified students.
Austin Community College District ranked #18 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 35 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Romance Languages at Austin Community College District
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. UT Permian Basin is a medium-sized school located in Odessa, Texas that handed out 8 ’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
Baylor University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Waco, Texas, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified ’s romance languages students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #21. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large school located in Commerce, Texas that handed out 19 ’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Texas came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 57 ’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.
Read full report on Romance Languages at University of North Texas
Dallas Baptist University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. DBU is located in Dallas, Texas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 ’s romance languages degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #24, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large public school situated in Scottsdale, Arizona. It awarded 64 ’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
Texas Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #25. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s romance languages degrees to 49 students in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
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