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2023 Best Romance Languages Schools

110 Colleges
$31,474 Avg Salary
$22,151 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Romance Languages School for You

Romance Languages is the #122 most popular major in the country with 1,304 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Romance Languages Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 110 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Romance Languages Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for romance languages majors pursuing a .

Top 15% Best Romance Languages Schools

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for romance languages students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Romance Languages Schools list. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Romance Languages Schools list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great place for romance languages students. Located in the small suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public college with a very large student population.

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#5

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Georgetown University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Romance Languages Schools list. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Southern Oregon University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Romance Languages Schools ranking. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Romance Languages Schools ranking. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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With a ranking of #8, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for romance languages students. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

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#9

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Romance Languages Schools ranking. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Vanderbilt University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Romance Languages Schools list. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Nashville.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best romance languages programs. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Romance Languages Schools ranking. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

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With a ranking of #13, University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for romance languages students. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Pittsburgh.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Romance Languages Schools ranking. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

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University of California - Davis came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Romance Languages Schools ranking. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best romance languages programs. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Romance Languages students that almost earned our Best Romance Languages Schools award.

Rank College Location
17 University of California - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
18 University of Florida Gainesville, FL
19 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
20 University of Delaware Newark, DE
21 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
22 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE

Romance Languages by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 16 majors within the area of study, romance languages has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 1,748
Classical Languages & Literature 303
East Asian Languages 209
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 160
Germanic Languages 149

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Susana Freixeiro.

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