2026 Best Value Spanish Language & Literature Schools in District of Columbia

[Spanish Language & Literature](/majors/foreign-languages-linguistics/romance-languages/spanish-language-literature/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong spanish language & literature education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools to find the best return on investment for spanish language & literature students.
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2026 Best Value Spanish Language & Literature Schools in District of Columbia
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in spanish language & literature, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Spanish Language & Literature Schools
Our analysis ranked Georgetown University the best value for a degree in spanish language & literature in District of Columbia. Georgetown University is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington. In-state tuition and fees average $68,089. Students borrow a median of $17,500 to complete the spanish language & literature program here. Spanish Language & Literature graduates of Georgetown University earn a median of $46,190 early in their careers. Set against $17,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Georgetown University admits about 13% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 6 schools 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.