by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 2,544 people earned their degree in French language and literature, making the major the 257th most popular in the United States.
Across California, there were 318 French language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 194 French language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,566 and $21,995 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California” ranking looked at 44 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in French language and literature. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their French language and literature program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The french language school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California”.
To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Whittier College. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California. Whittier is a small school located in Whittier, California that handed out 4 bachelors’s French language degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pomona College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California. This small school is located in Claremont, California, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s French language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Clara University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California. Santa Clara University is located in Santa Clara, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 bachelors’s French language degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sonoma State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California. SSU is located in Rohnert Park, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s French language degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Humboldt State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Arcata, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s French language students in 2020-2021.
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Saint Mary’s College of California came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking. This small school is located in Moraga, California, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s French language degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #7, Claremont McKenna College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California list. Claremont McKenna College is located in Claremont, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s French language degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Chapman University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California list. Chapman University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Orange, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Point Loma Nazarene University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking. PLNU is located in San Diego, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s French language degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s French language students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
University of California - Los Angeles landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking. University of California - Los Angeles is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 20 bachelors’s French language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Berkeley landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking. This large school is located in Berkeley, California, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s French language degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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San Francisco State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking. SFSU is a public institution located in San Francisco, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Loyola Marymount University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California list. Loyola Marymount University is a fairly large school located in Los Angeles, California that handed out 3 bachelors’s French language degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
University of San Diego landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking. USD is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Chico landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking. This fairly large school is located in Chico, California, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s French language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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California State University - San Bernardino ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California list. Located in San Bernardino, California, this fairly large public school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s French language students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #18, Stanford University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California list. This fairly large school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s French language degrees in 2020-2021.
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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Southern California landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking. USC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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San Diego State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking. Located in San Diego, California, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s French language students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
California Lutheran University ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California list. This small school is located in Thousand Oaks, California, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s French language degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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California State University - Long Beach did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking, coming in at #22. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s French language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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California State University - Sacramento did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking, coming in at #23. This large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s French language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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California State University - Fresno came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking. California State University - Fresno is located in Fresno, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s French language degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Pepperdine University ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California list. This fairly large school is located in Malibu, California, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s French language degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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