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2023 Best Value Romance Languages Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$41,203 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Romance Languages Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, romance languages was ranked #122 in the country. In fact 1,304 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Romance Languages Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for romance languages students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Romance Languages Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Romance Languages

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for romance languages students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Romance Languages at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 a year.

UIUC also claimed a spot on our Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Romance Languages at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

#3

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of Notre Dame helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value romance languages schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Notre Dame are $58,662 per year.

Notre Dame also made our Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #4.

Read full report on Romance Languages at University of Notre Dame

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIC are $28,468 a year.

Full Romance Languages at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great value for romance languages students working on their doctor’s degree. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 a year.

Read full report on Romance Languages at Indiana University - Bloomington

Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ohio State are $38,377 per year.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at U-M are $50,464 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, U-M also did well on our Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Romance Languages at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

#8

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UChicago is ranked #2 for overall quality for romance languages in the Great Lakes Region .

Read full report on Romance Languages at University of Chicago

Best Romance Languages Colleges by State

Explore the best romance languages colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 21
Illinois 59
Ohio 52
Indiana 41
Wisconsin 24

Romance Languages is one of 16 different types of programs to choose from.

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 8 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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