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2023 Best 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 #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.

The Best Romance Languages Master's Degree Schools ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 108 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for romance languages majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 15% Best Romance Languages Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for romance languages students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Romance Languages Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 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 master’s degree. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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#4

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Romance Languages Master’s Degree Schools list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Out of the 108 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Oregon University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Ashland.

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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 master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. University of Virginia is a very large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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With a ranking of #7, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s best schools for romance languages students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a very large student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree romance languages programs. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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#9

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree romance languages programs. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

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#10

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

With a ranking of #10, Vanderbilt University did quite well on this year’s best schools for romance languages students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Romance Languages Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus ranked #12 on this year’s Best Romance Languages Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #13, University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well on this year’s best schools for romance languages students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for romance languages students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for romance languages students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#16

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for romance languages students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
17 Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX
18 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
19 University of Delaware Newark, DE
20 University of Nevada - Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
21 University of Nebraska at Kearney Kearney, NE

Romance Languages by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

Romance Languages is one of 17 different types of programs to choose from.

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.

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