2023 Best Romance Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Romance Languages Bachelor's Degree School for You
Romance Languages is the #67 most popular major in the country with 15,009 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Romance Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 233 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for romance languages majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.
Top 25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Romance Languages
Our 2023 rankings named Bucknell University the best school in the United States for romance languages students working on their bachelor’s degree. Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Lewisburg.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Notre Dame. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at College of Saint Benedict helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best romance languages schools in the United States. CSB is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Saint Joseph.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colgate University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the distant town of Hamilton, Colgate is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Hamilton College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best romance languages schools in the United States. Hamilton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Clinton.
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Colby College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree romance languages programs. Located in the town of Waterville, Colby is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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With a ranking of #7, Southern Methodist University did quite well on this year’s best schools for romance languages students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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Iowa State University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree romance languages programs. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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Duke University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for romance languages students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
While working on their Bachelor's Degree, romance languages majors at University of Virginia accumulate an average of around $17,547 in student debt.
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With a ranking of #11, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater did quite well on this year’s best schools for romance languages students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW - Whitewater is a large public school located in the distant town of Whitewater.
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University of Wisconsin - La Crosse landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree romance languages programs. UW - La Crosse is a large public school located in the small city of La Crosse.
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Wake Forest University landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree romance languages programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Denison University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Denison is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Granville.
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Wellesley College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Wellesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wellesley.
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Lake Forest College ranked #16 on this year’s Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Lake Forest, Lake Forest is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Georgetown University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for romance languages students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #17 on the list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.
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Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree romance languages programs. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
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Tufts University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for romance languages students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.
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University of California - Berkeley came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.
On average, romance languages graduates from UC Berkeley take out $14,055 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Vassar College ranked #21 on this year’s Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Vassar is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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Marist College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie, Marist is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Brandeis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for romance languages students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #23 on the list. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
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Texas A&M University - College Station did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for romance languages students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list. Texas A&M College Station is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of College Station.
Romance Languages majors at Texas A&M College Station take out an average of $16,841 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Vanderbilt University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Romance Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Romance Languages majors at Vanderbilt take out an average of $13,101 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Romance Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Salisbury University | Salisbury, MD |
| 36 | Calvin University | Grand Rapids, MI |
| 37 | College of the Holy Cross | Worcester, MA |
| 38 | University of Minnesota - Duluth | Duluth, MN |
| 39 | University of California - Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| 40 | University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus | Pittsburgh, PA |
| 41 | Minnesota State University - Mankato | Mankato, MN |
| 42 | William & Mary | Williamsburg, VA |
| 43 | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
| 44 | Illinois State University | Normal, IL |
| 45 | University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire | Eau Claire, WI |
| 46 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA |
Romance Languages by Region
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Rankings in Majors Related to Romance Languages
Romance Languages is one of 17 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Romance Languages
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 8,539 |
| American Sign Language | 2,724 |
| East Asian Languages | 2,293 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 1,428 |
| Germanic Languages | 1,425 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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.