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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for French Studies (With Aid)

11 Ranked Colleges
126 Degrees Awarded
$29,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value French Studies Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value French Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

French Studies is the 918th most popular major in the country with 159 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 126 French studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value French Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in French studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent French studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the French studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value French Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value French Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 11 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for French Studies (With Aid)

#1

Wellesley College

Wellesley, Massachusetts
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wellesley College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value French Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Wellesley is a small school located in Wellesley, Massachusetts that handed out 1 bachelors’s French studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Wellesley also made our “Best French Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $22,087 for Bachelor’s Degree French Studies students with aid per year to attend Wellesley College.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about French Studies at Wellesley

#2

Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value French Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Dartmouth College landed the #2 spot on the list. Dartmouth is a medium-sized school located in Hanover, New Hampshire that handed out 1 bachelors’s French studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Dartmouth, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best French Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Dartmouth College is $33,574 for bachelor’s degree french studies students with aid.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Dartmouth French Studies Report

#3

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, Maine
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowdoin College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value French Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Brunswick, Maine is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s French studies degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Bowdoin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best French Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Bowdoin College is $21,910 for bachelor’s degree french studies students with aid.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on French Studies at Bowdoin College

#4

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value French Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Providence, Rhode Island, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s French studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best French Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $29,392 for bachelor’s degree french studies students with aid per year to attend Brown.

The low student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. The student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on French Studies at Brown University

#5

Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia
#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value French Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. Emory University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Atlanta, Georgia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Emory did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best French Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Emory University is $23,734 for bachelor’s degree french studies students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full Emory French Studies Report

#6

Barnard College

New York, New York
#4 in overall quality

Barnard College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value French Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Barnard College is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Barnard, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best French Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $28,204 for bachelor’s degree french studies students with aid per year to attend Barnard College.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about French Studies at Barnard

#11 in overall quality

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value French Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of New Hampshire - Main Campus is located in Durham, New Hampshire and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s French studies degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree french studies students with aid list, UNH has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best French Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $24,067 for bachelor’s degree french studies students with aid per year to attend UNH.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UNH French Studies Report

#8

Wheaton College Massachusetts

Norton, Massachusetts
#9 in overall quality

Wheaton College Massachusetts came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value French Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Norton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s French studies degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Wheaton College Massachusetts also took the #9 spot in our “Best French Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $26,809 for Bachelor’s Degree French Studies students with aid per year to attend Wheaton College Massachusetts.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%. The student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on French Studies at Wheaton College Massachusetts

#9

American University

Washington, District of Columbia
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, American University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value French Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Washington, District of Columbia, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s French studies degrees in 2019-2020.

The American University also took the #8 spot in our “Best French Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend American University is $43,451 for Bachelor’s Degree French Studies students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full American University French Studies Report

#10

Brandeis University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#7 in overall quality

Brandeis University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value French Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Brandeis is a medium-sized school located in Waltham, Massachusetts that handed out 3 bachelors’s French studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Brandeis also made our “Best French Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for Brandeis University is $31,165 for Bachelor’s Degree French Studies students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

Read full report on French Studies at Brandeis University

#11

University of Portland

Portland, Oregon
#10 in overall quality

University of Portland came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value French Studies Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. University of Portland is a private not-for-profit institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

University of Portland also made our “Best French Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. It costs about $36,464 for bachelor’s degree french studies students with aid per year to attend University of Portland.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on French Studies at University of Portland

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References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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