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2023 Best Value Romance Languages Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$9,529 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,256 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Romance Languages School for You

Romance Languages is the #110 most popular major in California with 149 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Best Value Romance Languages Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value 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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Romance Languages Schools in California

Check out the romance languages programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Romance Languages Schools

$14,226 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of California - Berkeley to be the best value school for romance languages students who want to pursue a degree in California. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley are $14,226 per year.

UC Berkeley did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Romance Languages Schools in California list.

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$6,846 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Romance Languages Schools in California list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

CSULB undergraduate students pay an average of $6,846 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$7,304 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at San Francisco State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best romance languages schools in California. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SFSU undergraduate students pay an average of $7,304 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Romance Languages at San Francisco State University Report

$13,258 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 15 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 4 spot on the list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCLA are $13,258 per year.

UCLA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Romance Languages Schools in California list.

Full Romance Languages at University of California - Los Angeles Report

$14,645 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Davis is a great value for romance languages students. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Davis are $14,645 per year.

Full Romance Languages at University of California - Davis Report

$7,392 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Sacramento landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value romance languages programs. Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Sac State undergraduate students pay an average of $7,392 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$6,976 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Fullerton did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for romance languages students. It came in at #7 on the list. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

Cal State Fullerton undergraduate students pay an average of $6,976 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA
$7,988 Average Tuition & Fees

Sonoma State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Romance Languages Schools in California list. SSU is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Rohnert Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SSU are $7,988 a year.

Full Romance Languages at Sonoma State University Report

$6,653 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Fresno ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Romance Languages Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fresno State are $6,653 per year.

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$7,727 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - San Marcos did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for romance languages students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, CSUSM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CSUSM undergraduate students pay an average of $7,727 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Romance Languages Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Romance Languages Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 4
Oregon 30
Nevada 4
Hawaii 3

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 15 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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