2022 Best Value French Language Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value French Language Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

French Language & Literature is the 230th most popular major in the country with 2,743 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 536 French language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 French language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value French Language Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in French language and literature. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality French language and literature programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the French language and literature program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value French Language Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree french language students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for French Language & Literature in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Madison, Wisconsin

#1 in overall quality

$25,523 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value French Language Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Madison, Wisconsin, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s French language students in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best French Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about French Language & Literature at University of Wisconsin - Madison

#2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value French Language Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is a public institution located in Champaign, Illinois. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best French Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UIUC French Language & Literature Report

#3

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

#3 in overall quality

$33,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value French Language Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region list. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s French language degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best French Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full IU Bloomington French Language & Literature Report

#4

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value French Language Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Evanston, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s French language students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best French Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Northwestern French Language & Literature Report

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for French Language & Literature

Notes and References

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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