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2023 Most Popular Romance Languages Schools

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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 Most Popular Romance Languages Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 192 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Romance Languages program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

Our analysis found Middlebury College to be the most popular school for romance languages students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the distant town of Middlebury, Middlebury is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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 #2 on this year’s Most Popular Romance Languages Schools list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend New York University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Romance Languages Schools list. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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The excellent programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best romance languages schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Romance Languages Schools list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Romance Languages Schools ranking. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular romance languages programs. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

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#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for romance languages students. It came in at #8 on the list. UF is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Romance Languages Schools list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Romance Languages Schools list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#11

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

With a ranking of #11, University of Arizona did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for romance languages students. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #11, California State University - Northridge did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for romance languages students. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #11, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for romance languages students. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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#11

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

University of New Orleans landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular romance languages programs. UNO is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New Orleans.

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With a ranking of #11, The University of Texas at Austin did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for romance languages students. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

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Southern Oregon University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Romance Languages Schools list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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University of Nebraska at Kearney came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Romance Languages Schools ranking. Located in the distant town of Kearney, UNK is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#18

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

University of Pennsylvania came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Romance Languages Schools ranking. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

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#19

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Romance Languages Schools list. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.

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#19

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Romance Languages Schools list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Stony Brook.

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#19

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for romance languages students. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for romance languages students. It came in at #19 on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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California State University - Bakersfield ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Romance Languages Schools list. CSUB is a large public school located in the city of Bakersfield.

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With a ranking of #24, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for romance languages students. Located in the city of Boulder, CU - Boulder is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#24

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University ranked #24 on this year’s Most Popular Romance Languages Schools list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#27

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Honorable Mentions

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Romance Languages Schools award.

Rank College Location
30 Yale University New Haven, CT
30 San Jose State University San Jose, CA
30 Georgia Southern University Statesboro, GA
33 Texas State University San Marcos, TX
33 Auburn University Auburn, AL
33 California State University - Long Beach Long Beach, CA
33 Florida International University Miami, FL
33 University of Virginia - Main Campus Charlottesville, VA
33 University of South Florida - Main Campus Tampa, FL

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 26 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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