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2023 Best Value Romance Languages Schools

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

110 Colleges
$25,640 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,474 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Romance Languages Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 110 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for romance languages students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Romance Languages Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Romance Languages Colleges.

Top 15% Best Romance Languages Schools

$4,940 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras to be the best value school for romance languages students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the city of San Juan, UPR Rio Piedras is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UPR Rio Piedras are $4,940 a year.

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The excellent programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best romance languages schools in the United States. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 a year.

Minnesota State Mankato excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Romance Languages Schools list.

Full Romance Languages at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

Out of the 110 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Brigham Young University - Provo landed the # 3 spot on the list. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Provo.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BYU are $6,120 a year.

BYU excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Romance Languages Schools list.

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$14,738 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northern Illinois University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Romance Languages Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Dekalb, NIU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NIU are $14,738 a year.

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$23,613 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern Oregon University is a great value for romance languages students. Located in the suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Southern Oregon University undergraduate students pay an average of $23,613 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Nebraska at Kearney came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Romance Languages Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNK are $15,320 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNK also is in the top 20% of our Best Romance Languages Schools ranking.

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$18,752 Average Tuition & Fees

Sam Houston State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Romance Languages Schools ranking. SHSU is a very large public school located in the town of Huntsville.

SHSU undergraduate students pay an average of $18,752 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Montclair State University

Montclair, NJ

Montclair State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value romance languages programs. Montclair State is a very large public school located in the suburb of Montclair.

Montclair State undergraduate students pay an average of $21,418 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Delaware did quite well on this year’s best value schools for romance languages students. UD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Newark.

UD undergraduate students pay an average of $36,880 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UD is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Romance Languages Schools list.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Romance Languages Schools ranking. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $40,996 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Austin also is in the top 5% of our Best Romance Languages Schools ranking.

Full Romance Languages at The University of Texas at Austin Report

$16,433 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Central Arkansas ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Romance Languages Schools list. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Conway.

UCA undergraduate students pay an average of $16,433 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Romance Languages at University of Central Arkansas Report

#12

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX
$22,559 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas State University landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value romance languages programs. Located in the small city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Texas State undergraduate students pay an average of $22,559 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Romance Languages at Texas State University Report

#13

University of Wyoming

Laramie, WY
$16,957 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Wyoming came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Romance Languages Schools ranking. Located in the town of Laramie, UW is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW are $16,957 a year.

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$24,828 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Romance Languages Schools ranking. UNLV is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Las Vegas.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNLV are $24,828 per year.

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Romance Languages Schools list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Berkeley are $43,980 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UC Berkeley also is in the top 5% of our Best Romance Languages Schools ranking.

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#16

Wichita State University

Wichita, KS
$18,165 Average Tuition & Fees

Wichita State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Romance Languages Schools ranking. Located in the city of Wichita, WSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WSU are $18,165 a year.

Full Romance Languages at Wichita State University Report

Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
17 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX
18 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
19 University of Houston Houston, TX
20 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
21 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO
22 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA

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.

  • 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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