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2024 Best Portuguese Schools

16 Colleges in the United States
77 Portuguese Degrees Awarded
If you're seeking a degree in portuguese, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #1010 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 16 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Portuguese Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 77 degrees in portuguese during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Portuguese School

Best Portuguese Schools The portuguese program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Portuguese rankings. For our Best Overall Portuguese School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Portuguese Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Portuguese
Master's Degrees in Portuguese
Doctor's Degrees in Portuguese

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Portuguese Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Portuguese in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the portuguese degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Portuguese

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY

It's hard to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you wish to pursue a degree in portuguese. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 portuguese students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI

Every student who is interested in portuguese has to check out University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 1 portuguese students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

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3
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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In FL

University of Florida is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in portuguese. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were about 2 portuguese students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent data year.

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4
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Brown University
Providence, RI
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In RI
28.6% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in portuguese has to take a look at Brown University. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.

There were about 7 portuguese students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL

Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were about 1 portuguese students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In UT
4.2% Growth in Graduates

BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Provo. This university ranks 1st out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were about 24 portuguese students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in portuguese from Brigham Young University - Provo

7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA

Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 8 portuguese students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA

Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were about 1 portuguese students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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9
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN

IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the small city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1 portuguese students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.

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10
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

Ohio State is a very large public university located in the large city of Columbus. This university ranks 2nd out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 2 portuguese students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in portuguese from Ohio State University - Main Campus

Portuguese by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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One of 8 majors within the Romance Languages area of study, Portuguese has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Spanish Language & Literature10,044
French Language & Literature2,156
General Hispanic & Latin American Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics602
Italian Language & Literature332
General Romance Languages270
Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics163

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