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2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

9 Ranked Colleges
97 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Master's in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Spanish Language & Literature is the 73rd most popular major in the country with 11,818 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 97 Spanish language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,078 and $37,227 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in Spanish language and literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Spanish language and literature programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the Spanish language and literature program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region master’s degree spanish language students.

Top 9 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Spanish Language & Literature in the Southwest Region

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Texas. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. UNT is a public institution located in Denton, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNT also made our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNT are $15,618, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Spanish Language & Literature at University of North Texas

#2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 9 schools in the Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. UNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNM also took the #3 spot in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNM are $19,890, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UNM Spanish Language & Literature Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UT Rio Grande Valley, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Master’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 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley are $15,151.

Full UT Rio Grande Valley Spanish Language & Literature Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Oklahoma Norman Campus is a public institution located in Norman, Oklahoma. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Oklahoma did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oklahoma Norman Campus are $23,236, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 7 masters’s Spanish language degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Master’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 State are $17,040.

Read more about Spanish Language & Literature at Texas State

#6

University of Houston

Houston, Texas
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, University of Houston did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. University of Houston is a large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 2 masters’s Spanish language degrees in 2019-2020.

UH also took the #8 spot in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Houston are $18,689, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UH Spanish Language & Literature Report

#9 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Main Campus is a public institution located in Las Cruces, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NMSU Main Campus, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at NMSU Main Campus are $18,275, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

Arizona State University - Tempe came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking. ASU - Tempe is a large public school situated in Tempe, Arizona. It awarded 4 masters’s Spanish language degrees in 2019-2020.

ASU - Tempe did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ASU - Tempe are $27,048, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Spanish Language & Literature at ASU - Tempe

#9

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

University of Arizona did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Spanish Language Schools for a Master’s in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 13 masters’s Spanish language degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Arizona did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Master’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 Arizona are $33,399.

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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%.

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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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