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2023 Most Popular Romance Languages Master's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Romance Languages Master'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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 178 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree.

#1

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

Our 2023 rankings named Middlebury College the most popular school in the United States for romance languages students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Middlebury, Middlebury is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 48 students majoring in romance languages at Middlebury, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Out of the 178 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in romance languages at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Out of the 178 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Main Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in romance languages at NMSU Main Campus, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Full Romance Languages at New Mexico State University - Main Campus Report

#4

New York University

New York, NY

The in-demand master’s degree programs at New York University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular romance languages schools in the United States. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 64% of the students majoring in romance languages at the school are women while 36% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Northridge is a great place for romance languages students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 19 students majoring in romance languages at CSUN, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#5

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Romance Languages Master’s Degree Schools list. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Women make up 58% of the romance languages majors at the school.

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

Of the 18 students majoring in romance languages at UW - Madison, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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University of Nebraska at Kearney ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Romance Languages Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the town of Kearney, UNK is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Southern Oregon University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree romance languages programs. Located in the midsize suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in romance languages at Southern Oregon University, 6% are male and 94% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, California State University - Bakersfield did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for romance languages students working on their master’s degree. CSUB is a large public school located in the large city of Bakersfield.

Women make up 81% of the romance languages majors at the school.

Full Romance Languages at California State University - Bakersfield Report

#10

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, NY

The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree romance languages programs. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New York.

Of the 16 students majoring in romance languages at The Graduate Center, 44% are male and 56% are female.

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#10

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Romance Languages Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 69% of the romance languages majors at the school.

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#10

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree romance languages programs. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

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

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Romance Languages Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

About 73% of the students majoring in romance languages at the school are women while 27% are male.

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Rutgers University - New Brunswick came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Romance Languages Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a very large student population.

About 87% of the students majoring in romance languages at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#16

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

With a ranking of #16, Harvard University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for romance languages students working on their master’s degree. Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.

About 46% of the students majoring in romance languages at the school are women while 54% are male.

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With a ranking of #16, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for romance languages students working on their master’s degree. UT Rio Grande Valley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg.

About 77% of the students majoring in romance languages at the school are women while 23% are male.

Full Romance Languages at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Report

Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree romance languages programs. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in romance languages at IU Bloomington, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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#19

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for romance languages students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. SUNY Stony Brook is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

Of the 12 students majoring in romance languages at SUNY Stony Brook, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#19

Georgia Southern University

Statesboro, GA

Georgia Southern University landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree romance languages programs. Located in the distant town of Statesboro, GaSou is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in romance languages at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#19

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Romance Languages Master’s Degree Schools ranking. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Jose.

Women make up 42% of the romance languages majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Romance Languages Master’s Degree Schools ranking. UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Women make up 27% of the romance languages majors at the school.

Full Romance Languages at The University of Texas at Austin Report

#22

Auburn University

Auburn, AL

Auburn University came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Romance Languages Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Auburn, Auburn is a public college with a very large student population.

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

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#22

Texas State University

San Marcos, TX

With a ranking of #22, Texas State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for romance languages students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Marcos, Texas State is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree romance languages programs. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

Of the 11 students majoring in romance languages at USF Tampa, 27% are male and 73% are female.

Full Romance Languages at University of South Florida - Main Campus Report

Honorable Mentions

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

Rank College Location
27 Montclair State University Montclair, NJ
27 University of Iowa Iowa City, IA
27 Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA
30 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
30 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA
30 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
30 California State University - San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA
30 Texas A&M University - Commerce Commerce, TX
35 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
35 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
35 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
35 Yale University New Haven, CT
35 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
35 Cornell University Ithaca, NY
35 Hunter College New York, NY
35 Florida State University Tallahassee, 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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