2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Plains States region, there were 816 Spanish language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 Spanish language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Spanish language and literature programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Spanish language and literature program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Spanish Language & Literature in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa

#1 in overall quality

$27,613 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. University of Iowa is a large school located in Iowa City, Iowa that handed out 3 doctorate’s Spanish language degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region doctor’s degree spanish language students list, Iowa has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Iowa Spanish Language & Literature Report

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

#2 in overall quality

$25,007 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the #1 spot on the list. Lawrence, Kansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s Spanish language degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

KU also took the #2 spot in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Kansas are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Spanish Language & Literature at University of Kansas

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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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