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2023 Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts

10 Ranked Colleges
277 Degrees Awarded
$34,800 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Spanish Language for a Bachelor's

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Spanish Language for a Bachelor’s” ranking.

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.

Across Massachusetts, there were 292 Spanish language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 277 Spanish language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $44,029 and $25,475 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Spanish Language for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in Spanish language and literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Spanish language and literature programs as well as strong veteran support.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the Spanish language and literature program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Spanish Language for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for massachusetts bachelor’s degree vets studying spanish language.

Top 10 Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Massachusetts

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Spanish Language for a Bachelor’s list. This large school is located in Amherst, Massachusetts, and it awarded 69 bachelors’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.

UMass Amherst also took the #3 spot in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.Of the 31,642 students enrolled at University of Massachusetts Amherst, 477 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 252 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $8,295. To help with additional expenses, 21 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. University of Massachusetts Amherst does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full UMass Amherst Veteran Student Life Report

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Spanish Language for a Bachelor’s. Boston, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Spanish language degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.

Boston U not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.Of the 32,718 students enrolled at Boston University, 15 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $25,162. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Boston University Veteran Student Life Report

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Tufts University
Medford, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tufts University. The school came in at #3 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Spanish Language for a Bachelor’s. This fairly large school is located in Medford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 37 bachelors’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our massachusetts bachelor’s degree vets studying spanish language list, Tufts has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.Of the 12,219 students enrolled at Tufts, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $0. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Spanish Language for a Bachelor’s list. University of Massachusetts - Boston is a fairly large public school situated in Boston, Massachusetts. It awarded 10 bachelors’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.

UMass Boston also took the #9 spot in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.Of the 16,259 students enrolled at UMass Boston, 678 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 362 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $12,414. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UMass Boston does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

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Bridgewater State University
Bridgewater, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bridgewater State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Spanish Language for a Bachelor’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.

Bridgewater State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.According to our most recent data, Bridgewater State supports 10,651 students, and 393 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 171 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $9,335. In addition to receiving other benefits, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Bridgewater State does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Bridgewater State University Veteran Student Life Report

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College of the Holy Cross
Worcester, Massachusetts

College of the Holy Cross landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Spanish Language for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified bachelors’s Spanish language students in 2020-2021.

In addition to being on our massachusetts bachelor’s degree vets studying spanish language list, Holy Cross has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.Of the 2,970 students enrolled at Holy Cross, 25 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 15 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $22,544. During this same period, 12 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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 10 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 [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, Massachusetts

Mount Holyoke College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Spanish Language for a Bachelor’s list. Mt. Holyoke is a small school located in South Hadley, Massachusetts that handed out 14 bachelors’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.

Mt. Holyoke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.Our most recent data shows that 16 of the 2,040 students enrolled at Mount Holyoke College were GI Bill® students, of which 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $25,745. During this same period, 8 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Mt. Holyoke]](/colleges/mount-holyoke-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Gordon College
Wenham, Massachusetts

Gordon College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Spanish Language for a Bachelor’s ranking. Wenham, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s Spanish language degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.

Gordon College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” list.Our most recent data shows that 34 of the 1,816 students enrolled at Gordon College were GI Bill® students, of which 24 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $20,776. To help with additional expenses, 6 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

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

Full Gordon College Veteran Student Life Report

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Wellesley College
Wellesley, Massachusetts

Wellesley College did quite well in the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Spanish Language for a Bachelor’s ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.

Wellesley also took the #2 spot in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 11 of the 2,280 students enrolled at Wellesley were GI Bill® students, of which 6 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $26,725. In addition to receiving other benefits, 5 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% 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%.

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Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts

Smith College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Massachusetts for Spanish Language for a Bachelor’s ranking. Smith College is a small school located in Northampton, Massachusetts that handed out 18 bachelors’s Spanish language degrees in 2020-2021.

Smith also took the #7 spot in our “Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Massachusetts” ranking.Of the 2,504 students enrolled at Smith College, 23 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 2 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $9,293. During this same period, 9 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Smith College]](/colleges/smith-college/student-life/veterans/)

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