by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Spanish Language & Literature is the 78th most popular major in the country with 11,092 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 2,884 Spanish language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 136 Spanish language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 26 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree spanish language students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Oregon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region list. Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized school located in Ashland, Oregon that handed out 10 masters’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern Oregon University Spanish Language & Literature Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - Bakersfield. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region. CSUB is located in Bakersfield, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s Spanish language degrees to qualified students.
Full California State University - Bakersfield Spanish Language & Literature Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend California State University - San Bernardino. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region. CSUSB is a public institution located in San Bernardino, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Northridge. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region list. California State University - Northridge is a large public school situated in Northridge, California. It awarded 19 masters’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sonoma State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region. SSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Rohnert Park, California. It awarded 3 masters’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Spanish Language & Literature at Sonoma State University
San Jose State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 12 masters’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on Spanish Language & Literature at San Jose State
California State University - Sacramento did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. California State University - Sacramento is a public institution located in Sacramento, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%.
California State University - Fresno did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. California State University - Fresno is a large public school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 6 masters’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Spanish Language & Literature at Fresno State
San Diego State University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s Spanish language students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.2% 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%.
With a ranking of #10, University of California - Riverside did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Riverside, California, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s Spanish language students 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about Spanish Language & Literature at University of California - Riverside
With a ranking of #11, California State University - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region list. California State University - Los Angeles is a large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 5 masters’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Spanish Language & Literature at Cal State LA
California State University - San Marcos did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #12. CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s Spanish language degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Portland State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Portland State University is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 5 masters’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Spanish Language & Literature at Portland State University
University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 4 masters’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
San Francisco State University landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in San Francisco, California, this large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s Spanish language students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Long Beach ranked #16 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region list. CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s Spanish language degrees to qualified students.
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 undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #17, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region list. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school situated in Honolulu, Hawaii. It awarded 2 masters’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #18. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s Spanish language degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.6% 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%.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region list. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 masters’s Spanish language degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, 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 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Spanish Language & Literature at UW Seattle
With a ranking of #20, University of Oregon did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region list. UO is a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees 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%.
Read more about Spanish Language & Literature at University of Oregon
With a ranking of #21, California State University - Fullerton did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s Spanish language degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Spanish Language & Literature at Cal State Fullerton
University of California - Davis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #22. UC Davis is a public institution located in Davis, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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 University of California - Davis Spanish Language & Literature Report
University of California - Irvine landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UC Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Spanish Language & Literature at University of California - Irvine
Western Oregon University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Western Oregon University is located in Monmouth, Oregon and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 masters’s Spanish language degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Spanish Language & Literature at Western Oregon University
Mills College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Oakland, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Spanish language degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Spanish Language & Literature at Mills College
With a ranking of #23, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Spanish Language Major in the Far Western US Region list. UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 58 masters’s Spanish language degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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