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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for French Language & Literature in the Great Lakes Region

10 Ranked Colleges
44 Degrees Awarded
$34,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value French Language Schools for a Master's in the Great Lakes Region

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value French Language Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 44 French language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value French Language Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the French language and literature program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value French Language Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for French Language & Literature in the Great Lakes Region

#3 in overall quality

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 Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 12 masters’s French language degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison also made our “Best French Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value French Language Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Illinois at Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s French language degrees to qualified students.

UIC also took the #6 spot in our “Best French Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value French Language Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s French language degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UIUC, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best French Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIUC are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Cincinnati - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value French Language Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region. UC is a large public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 3 masters’s French language degrees in 2019-2020.

UC also took the #9 spot in our “Best French Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, Illinois
#10 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value French Language Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 1 masters’s French language degrees in 2019-2020.

DePaul not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best French Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at DePaul are $19,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#5 in overall quality

Indiana University - Bloomington came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value French Language Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large public school situated in Bloomington, Indiana. It awarded 6 masters’s French language degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best French Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 in overall quality

Miami University - Oxford did quite well in the 2022 Best Value French Language Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Oxford, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s French language students in 2019-2020.

Miami University - Oxford not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best French Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Miami University - Oxford are $31,697, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#8

Michigan State University

East Lansing, Michigan
#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Michigan State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value French Language Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State University is a large public school situated in East Lansing, Michigan. It awarded 4 masters’s French language degrees in 2019-2020.

Michigan State also took the #8 spot in our “Best French Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Michigan State are $37,056, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#1 in overall quality

University of Notre Dame ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value French Language Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region list. Notre Dame is a fairly large school located in Notre Dame, Indiana that handed out 2 masters’s French language degrees in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame also took the #1 spot in our “Best French Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Notre Dame are $57,522.

Read more about French Language & Literature at University of Notre Dame

#10

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

Northwestern University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value French Language Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Northwestern University is located in Evanston, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s French language degrees to qualified students.

Northwestern also made our “Best French Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern are $56,567.

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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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