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2023 Most Popular Romance Languages Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Romance Languages Doctor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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 analysis found The Graduate Center, CUNY to be the most popular school for romance languages students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

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

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

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

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#2

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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

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#4

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Out of the 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Johns Hopkins University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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#5

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for romance languages students working on their doctor’s degree. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 6 students majoring in romance languages at NYU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#6

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

With a ranking of #6, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for romance languages students working on their doctor’s degree. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in romance languages at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#6

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Princeton University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in romance languages at Princeton, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#9

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Georgetown University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree romance languages programs. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in romance languages at Georgetown, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Best Romance Languages Colleges by State

Explore the best romance languages schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 184
Pennsylvania 41
Maryland 17
New Jersey 43
District of Columbia 11
Delaware 2

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 16 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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