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Featured Latin American & Caribbean Studies Programs
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2026 Best Value Latin American & Caribbean Studies Schools in Rhode Island
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the latin american & caribbean studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Latin American & Caribbean Studies Schools
Brown University earned the #1 spot for value among latin american & caribbean studies schools in Rhode Island. Located in the city of Providence, Brown University is a large private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $71,312 in tuition and fees. Latin American & Caribbean Studies graduates carry a median of $12,000 in student loans. Soon after graduation, latin american & caribbean studies degree recipients from Brown University generally make around $39,165. That is a strong return on a $12,000 median debt. Roughly 5% of applicants are accepted.
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked schools only.
- 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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