2023 Best Value Romance Languages Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Romance Languages Doctor'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.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Romance Languages Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for romance languages students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Romance Languages
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for romance languages students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.
UW - Madison excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 per year.
UIUC also claimed a spot on our Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Notre Dame graduate students pay an average of $58,662 in tuition and fees each year.
Notre Dame did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Chicago is a great value for romance languages students working on their doctor’s degree. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIC are $28,468 per year.
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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 5 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.
IU Bloomington graduate students pay an average of $33,352 in tuition and fees each year.
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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.
Ohio State graduate students pay an average of $38,377 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $50,464 per year.
U-M excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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University of Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 per year.
UChicago did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Request InformationBest Romance Languages Colleges by State
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 483 |
| Ohio | 485 |
| Illinois | 478 |
| Indiana | 477 |
| Wisconsin | 528 |
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Majors Related to Romance Languages
Romance Languages is one of 17 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar 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 8 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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