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2023 Most Popular Romance Languages Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Romance Languages Doctor's Degree 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Romance Languages Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 76 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree 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 doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the most popular school in the United States for romance languages students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in romance languages at IU Bloomington, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for romance languages students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in romance languages at the school are women while 38% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Ohio State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular romance languages schools in the United States. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Women make up 67% of the romance languages majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular romance languages schools in the United States. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 64% of the romance languages majors at the school.

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Out of the 76 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in romance languages at Columbia, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Out of the 76 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Pennsylvania landed the # 5 spot on the list. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Philadelphia.

Women make up 30% of the romance languages majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for romance languages students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

Women make up 50% of the romance languages majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at Austin did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for romance languages students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Women make up 63% of the romance languages majors at the school.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for romance languages students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 8 students majoring in romance languages at University of Virginia, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Florida International University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Miami, FIU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 71% of the romance languages majors at the school.

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#10

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

With a ranking of #10, Johns Hopkins University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for romance languages students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 43% of the romance languages majors at the school.

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Of the 7 students majoring in romance languages at UC Berkeley, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Romance Languages students that almost earned our Most Popular Romance Languages Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
13 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
13 University of Houston Houston, TX
13 University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras San Juan, PR
13 New York University New York, NY
13 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
13 Boston University Boston, MA
13 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
13 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN

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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