2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 11,818 people earned their degree in Spanish language and literature, making the major the 73rd most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,125 Spanish language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 908 Spanish language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,896 and $23,899 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 23 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Spanish language and literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Spanish language and literature programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Spanish language and literature program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region.
Top 23 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Spanish Language & Literature in the Southwest Region
Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Skysong landed the #1 spot on the list. Arizona State University - Skysong is a large school located in Scottsdale, Arizona that handed out 48 bachelors’s Spanish language degrees in 2019-2020.
ASU - Skysong did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #14 on our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $13,971 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Spanish Language students per year to attend ASU - Skysong.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sam Houston State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Sam Houston State University is a large public school situated in Huntsville, Texas. It awarded 14 bachelors’s Spanish language degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SHSU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SHSU is $14,617 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Spanish Language students.
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Out of the 23 schools in the Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #3 spot on the list. UT Rio Grande Valley is a large public school situated in Edinburg, Texas. It awarded 38 bachelors’s Spanish language degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Rio Grande Valley also took the #18 spot in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $4,514 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Spanish Language students.
The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Spanish Language & Literature Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Houston. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Houston, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Spanish language degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.
UH did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UH is $12,838 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Spanish Language students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region. Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Stillwater, Oklahoma. It awarded 13 bachelors’s Spanish language degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU also made our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Main Campus is $14,648 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Spanish Language students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
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University of North Texas did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #6. UNT is a large public school situated in Denton, Texas. It awarded 43 bachelors’s Spanish language degrees in 2019-2020.
UNT also made our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #16. The estimated yearly cost for UNT is $15,086 for southwest region bachelor’s degree spanish language students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
With a ranking of #7, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma is a large school located in Norman, Oklahoma that handed out 23 bachelors’s Spanish language degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Oklahoma also made our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is $21,145 for southwest region bachelor’s degree spanish language students.
The low student loan default rate of 4.7% 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 87%.
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With a ranking of #8, Texas State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Texas State University is a large public school situated in San Marcos, Texas. It awarded 45 bachelors’s Spanish language degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree spanish language students list, Texas State has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas State University is $15,230 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Spanish Language students.
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With a ranking of #9, Northern Arizona University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. NAU is located in Flagstaff, Arizona and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 38 bachelors’s Spanish language degrees to qualified students.
NAU also took the #21 spot in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northern Arizona University is $12,915 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Spanish Language students.
Texas Tech University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Lubbock, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Spanish language degrees to 33 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas Tech, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Texas Tech University is $17,571 for southwest region bachelor’s degree spanish language students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Texas A&M International University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. Texas A&M International University is a public institution located in Laredo, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Texas A&M International University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Texas A&M International University is $3,074 for southwest region bachelor’s degree spanish language students.
Full Texas A&M International University Spanish Language & Literature Report
University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking. UNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 92 bachelors’s Spanish language degrees in 2019-2020.
UNM also took the #17 spot in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $14,446 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Spanish Language students per year to attend UNM.
The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #13. Located in Tyler, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Spanish language students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Tyler, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $10,974 for southwest region bachelor’s degree spanish language students per year to attend UT Tyler.
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With a ranking of #14, The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Arlington, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Spanish language degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree spanish language students list, UT Arlington has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for The University of Texas at Arlington is $14,246 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Spanish Language students.
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The University of Texas at El Paso did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #15. UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s Spanish language degrees to qualified students.
UTEP also took the #22 spot in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $8,920 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Spanish Language students per year to attend The University of Texas at El Paso.
With a ranking of #16, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 29 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Spanish language students in 2019-2020.
ASU - Tempe not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Spanish Language students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.
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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #17. This large school is located in College Station, Texas, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s Spanish language degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Texas A&M College Station, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas A&M University - College Station is $19,057 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Spanish Language students.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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University of Arizona ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Tucson, Arizona is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Spanish language degrees to 71 students in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona also made our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $15,016 for southwest region bachelor’s degree spanish language students per year to attend University of Arizona.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
Full University of Arizona Spanish Language & Literature Report
The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Austin, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Spanish language degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Austin, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend UT Austin is $18,023 for southwest region bachelor’s degree spanish language students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Southwestern University ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Located in Georgetown, Texas, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s Spanish language students in 2019-2020.
Southwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Southwestern University is $25,470 for southwest region bachelor’s degree spanish language students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Full Southwestern University Spanish Language & Literature Report
With a ranking of #21, Trinity University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. This small school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s Spanish language degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree spanish language students list, Trinity U has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Trinity University is $24,669 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Spanish Language students.
Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Austin College ranked #22 on this year’s Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region list. Austin College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Sherman, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Austin College also took the #20 spot in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Austin College is $21,357 for southwest region bachelor’s degree spanish language students.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Southern Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #23. Southern Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dallas, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 24 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region bachelor’s degree spanish language students list, SMU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $36,222 for Southwest Region Bachelor’s Degree Spanish Language students per year to attend SMU.
The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, 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%.
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- 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%.
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- 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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