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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$38,463 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Romance Languages Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Southeast 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for romance languages majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Romance Languages Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the best value school for romance languages students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Southeast Region . University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

University of Virginia graduate students pay an average of $33,520 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Virginia is ranked #3 for overall quality for romance languages in the Southeast Region .

Full Romance Languages at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Chapel Hill also is in the top 10% of our Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Full Romance Languages at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

#3

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UF are $30,130 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UF also did well on our Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Romance Languages at University of Florida Report

#4

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Georgia. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

UGA graduate students pay an average of $27,464 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UGA also did well on our Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#5

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Florida State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value romance languages schools in the Southeast Region . Florida State is a very large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

Florida State graduate students pay an average of $26,707 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

University of Kentucky landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree romance languages programs. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

UK graduate students pay an average of $33,548 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Duke are $59,141 per year.

Duke also took the #5 spot in our Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.

Full Romance Languages at Duke University Report

#8

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #8, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for romance languages students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Vanderbilt are $52,162 a year.

Vanderbilt not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Read full report on Romance Languages at Vanderbilt University

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a very large student population.

Louisiana State University graduate students pay an average of $29,966 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Romance Languages at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#10

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

Tulane graduate students pay an average of $61,130 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Romance Languages at Tulane University of Louisiana

Best Romance Languages Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 11
Florida 59
Georgia 29
North Carolina 41
Tennessee 19
Kentucky 13
Louisiana 37
Alabama 19
South Carolina 1
Mississippi 0
Arkansas 4
West Virginia 2

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 10 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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