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2023 Most Popular Romance Languages Schools in California

159 Colleges
$28,256 Avg Salary
$16,065 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Romance Languages School for You

With 2,651 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, romance languages is the #50 most popular major in California.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 159 schools in California to see which 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.

Check out the romance languages programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found University of California - Davis to be the most popular school for romance languages students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Romance Languages majors at UC Davis take out an average of $14,300 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $222, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#2

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

The excellent programs at San Diego State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best romance languages schools in California. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

The average amount in student loans that romance languages majors at SDSU take out is $14,054.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for romance languages students. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that romance languages majors at UCLA take out is $13,887.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Romance Languages Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, romance languages majors at UC Berkeley accumulate an average of around $10,305 in student debt.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means California State University - Long Beach is a great place for romance languages students. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a very large student population.

While working on their degree, romance languages majors at CSULB accumulate an average of around $11,867 in student debt.

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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular romance languages programs. Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Romance Languages majors at UCSB take out an average of $18,313 in student loans while working on their egree.

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San Joaquin Delta College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Romance Languages Schools in California ranking. Delta is a large public school located in the large city of Stockton.

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University of California - Riverside came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Romance Languages Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, romance languages graduates from UCR carry an average student debt load of $19,450.

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With a ranking of #9, California State University - Fresno did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for romance languages students. Fresno State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Fresno.

While working on their degree, romance languages majors at Fresno State accumulate an average of around $5,939 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #10, California State University - Sacramento did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for romance languages students. Sac State is a very large public school located in the city of Sacramento.

Romance Languages majors at Sac State take out an average of $19,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#11

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

Pasadena City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for romance languages students. It came in at #11 on the list. Pasadena City College is a very large public school located in the city of Pasadena.

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California State University - Bakersfield landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular romance languages programs. Located in the large city of Bakersfield, CSUB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - San Bernardino landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular romance languages programs. CSUSB is a large public school located in the midsize city of San Bernardino.

Romance Languages majors at CSUSB take out an average of $10,967 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#14

Southwestern College

Chula Vista, CA

Southwestern College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for romance languages students. It came in at #14 on the list. SWC Chula Vista is a large public school located in the city of Chula Vista.

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With a ranking of #15, California State University - Fullerton did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for romance languages students. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Romance Languages majors at Cal State Fullerton take out an average of $12,311 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#16

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA

Sonoma State University ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Romance Languages Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Rohnert Park, SSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average amount in student loans that romance languages majors at SSU take out is $17,277.

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California State University - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for romance languages students. It came in at #17 on the list. Cal State LA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#18

Los Angeles City College

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles City College ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Romance Languages Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Los Angeles City College is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Southern California ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Romance Languages Schools in California list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

After completing their degree, romance languages graduates from USC carry an average student debt load of $20,750.

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#20

Bakersfield College

Bakersfield, CA

With a ranking of #20, Bakersfield College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for romance languages students. Located in the large city of Bakersfield, Bakersfield College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#21

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Romance Languages Schools in California ranking. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

After completing their degree, romance languages graduates from SFSU carry an average student debt load of $15,000.

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#22

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University ranked #22 on this year’s Most Popular Romance Languages Schools in California list. Located in the city of San Jose, San Jose State is a public school with a very large student population.

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#22

Santa Clara University

Santa Clara, CA

With a ranking of #22, Santa Clara University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for romance languages students. SCU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Santa Clara.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Romance Languages students in the state of California that almost earned our Most Popular Romance Languages Schools in California award.

Rank College Location
24 California State University - Northridge Northridge, CA
25 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
25 Glendale Community College Glendale, CA
25 California State University - Chico Chico, CA
28 California State University - San Marcos San Marcos, CA
28 College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA
28 Chabot College Hayward, CA
31 Hartnell College Salinas, CA

Best Romance Languages Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Romance Languages Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 254
Oregon 272
Nevada 108
Hawaii 16

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 27 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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