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2023 Most Popular Romance Languages Doctor's Degree Schools

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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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Romance Languages Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 76 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 Indiana University - Bloomington the most popular school in the United States for romance languages students working on their doctor’s degree. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Of the 15 students majoring in romance languages at IU Bloomington, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular romance languages schools in the United States. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 62% of the students majoring in romance languages at the school are women while 38% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the romance languages majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular romance languages schools in the United States. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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#5

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Pennsylvania is a great place for romance languages students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, UPenn is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 30% of the romance languages majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular romance languages schools in the United States. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 10 students majoring in romance languages at Columbia, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree romance languages programs. 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.

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University of California - Davis ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the romance languages majors at the school.

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The University of Texas at Austin 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 #7 on the list. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

Full Romance Languages at The University of Texas at Austin Report

With a ranking of #10, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for romance languages students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in romance languages at UC Berkeley, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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#10

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Johns Hopkins University 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 #10 on the list. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baltimore.

Women make up 43% of the romance languages majors at the school.

Full Romance Languages at Johns Hopkins University Report

Florida International University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools list. 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.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Romance Languages Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 Boston University Boston, MA
13 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC
13 University of Houston Houston, TX
13 University of Puerto Rico - Rio Piedras San Juan, PR
13 New York University New York, NY
13 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
13 University of Kentucky Lexington, KY
13 University of Minnesota - Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN
13 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO

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 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.

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