by our College Data Analytics Team
[French Language & Literature](/majors/foreign-languages-linguistics/romance-languages/french-language-literature/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for french language & literature students.
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If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the french language & literature degrees they offer, see the list below.
Middlebury College tops our 2027 list of the best value french language & literature schools in Vermont. Middlebury College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit school located in the town of Middlebury. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $67,600. Typical student debt for french language & literature graduates is $15,948. Early-career french language & literature graduates make about $53,716. That is a strong return on a $15,948 median debt. Roughly 11% of applicants are accepted.
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
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