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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major

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 “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 11,092 people earned their degree in Spanish language and literature, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 605 Spanish language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major” ranking analyzed 143 colleges that offered a degree in Spanish language and literature. That schools that top this list have a program in Spanish language and literature in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major”.

Top 25 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Spanish Language & Literature

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Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlebury College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major list. Middlebury College is located in Middlebury, Vermont and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 26 masters’s Spanish language degrees to qualified students.

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 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Middlebury College Spanish Language & Literature Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Nebraska at Kearney. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major. Located in Kearney, Nebraska, this medium-sized public school awarded 18 degrees to qualified masters’s Spanish language students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.

Full UNK Spanish Language & Literature Report

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Out of the 143 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Oregon University landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Ashland, Oregon, and it awarded 10 masters’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Spanish Language & Literature at Southern Oregon University

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Out of the 143 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. NMSU Main Campus is a fairly large public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 25 masters’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Spanish Language & Literature at NMSU Main Campus

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Out of the 143 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Bakersfield landed the #5 spot on the list. Bakersfield, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Spanish language degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Spanish Language & Literature at CSUB

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The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, New York

The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major ranking, coming in at #6. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 11 masters’s Spanish language 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full The Graduate Center, CUNY Spanish Language & Literature Report

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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 5 masters’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.

Full The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Spanish Language & Literature Report

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Worcester State University
Worcester, Massachusetts

Worcester State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Worcester, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 masters’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 more about Spanish Language & Literature at Worcester State

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With a ranking of #9, Texas A&M University - Commerce did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major list. Commerce, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Spanish language degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Spanish Language & Literature at Texas A&M University - Commerce

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Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia

Georgia Southern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major ranking. GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s Spanish language degrees to qualified students.

Read full report on Spanish Language & Literature at Georgia Southern University

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California State University - San Bernardino came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major ranking. California State University - San Bernardino is located in San Bernardino, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s Spanish language degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Spanish Language & Literature at CSUSB

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major ranking. Located in Edinburg, Texas, this large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified masters’s Spanish language students 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 more about Spanish Language & Literature at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

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California State University - Northridge ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major list. California State University - Northridge is located in Northridge, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s Spanish language degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full California State University - Northridge Spanish Language & Literature Report

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Rutgers University - Camden
Camden, New Jersey

With a ranking of #14, Rutgers University - Camden did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major list. This medium-sized school is located in Camden, New Jersey, and it awarded 3 masters’s Spanish language 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. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Rutgers University - Camden Spanish Language & Literature Report

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Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major ranking. Minnesota State University - Mankato is a fairly large school located in Mankato, Minnesota that handed out 5 masters’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Spanish Language & Literature at Minnesota State Mankato

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Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

Auburn University ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major list. Auburn is a large school located in Auburn, Alabama that handed out 11 masters’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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 Spanish Language & Literature at Auburn

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Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, California

With a ranking of #17, Sonoma State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major list. Located in Rohnert Park, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s Spanish language students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%.

Read more about Spanish Language & Literature at Sonoma State University

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major ranking. Bowling Green, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Spanish language degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Spanish Language & Literature at BGSU

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University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major ranking. University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras is a fairly large public school situated in San Juan, . It awarded 3 masters’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Spanish Language & Literature at University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras

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Lehman College
Bronx, New York

Lehman College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major ranking. Lehman College is a fairly large public school situated in Bronx, New York. It awarded 5 masters’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Spanish Language & Literature at Lehman College

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Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

Texas State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major ranking. Texas State University is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Spanish Language & Literature at Texas State

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San Jose State University
San Jose, California

San Jose State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major ranking, coming in at #22. San Jose State is a public institution located in San Jose, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, 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 86%.

Read more about Spanish Language & Literature at San Jose State University

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University at Albany
Albany, New York

University at Albany did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major ranking, coming in at #23. University at Albany is a public institution located in Albany, New York. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 more about Spanish Language & Literature at UAlbany

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Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York

With a ranking of #24, Stony Brook University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major list. Stony Brook University is located in Stony Brook, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s Spanish language degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Spanish Language & Literature at SUNY Stony Brook

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St John’s University - New York ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major list. STJ is located in Queens, New York and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s Spanish language degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Read more about Spanish Language & Literature at St John’s University - New York

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