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

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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 Most Popular Romance Languages Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Southeast 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 2023 rankings named University of Virginia - Main Campus the most popular school in the Southeast Region for romance languages students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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

Full Romance Languages at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great place for romance languages students working on their doctor’s degree. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

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

Read full report on Romance Languages at Florida International University

#3

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida State University is a great place for romance languages students working on their doctor’s degree. Florida State is a very large public school located in the city of Tallahassee.

About 67% of the students majoring in romance languages at the school are women while 33% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular romance languages schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in romance languages at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Romance Languages at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

#3

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Out of the 16 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kentucky landed the # 3 spot on the list. UK is a very large public school located in the large city of Lexington.

Of the 6 students majoring in romance languages at UK, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Romance Languages at University of Kentucky Report

#6

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree romance languages programs. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in romance languages at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Tulane University of Louisiana 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 #6 on the list. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Of the 5 students majoring in romance languages at Tulane, 20% are male and 80% are female.

Full Romance Languages at Tulane University of Louisiana Report

#8

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #8, Vanderbilt 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 Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in romance languages at the school are women while 75% are male.

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#8

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #8, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for romance languages students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Romance Languages at University of Florida Report

#10

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. UGA is a very large public school located in the city of Athens.

About 33% of the students majoring in romance languages at the school are women while 67% are male.

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Best Romance Languages Colleges by State

Explore the best romance languages schools 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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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