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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for French Language & Literature in the New England Region

5 Ranked Colleges
2 Degrees Awarded
$35,700 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on French Language Major in the New England Region

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Doctorate Highly Focused on French Language Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

French Language & Literature is the 257th most popular major in the country with 2,544 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the New England region, there were 211 French language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 French language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $78,293 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on French Language Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree 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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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on French Language Major in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on French Language Major in the New England Region”.

Top 5 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for French Language & Literature in the New England Region

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Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Middlebury College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on French Language Major in the New England Region list. Middlebury is a small school located in Middlebury, Vermont that handed out 1 doctorate’s French language degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. 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. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on French Language & Literature at Middlebury College

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Boston University
Boston, Massachusetts

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on French Language Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boston University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Boston, Massachusetts, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s French language students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 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 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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University of Connecticut
Storrs, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Connecticut. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on French Language Major in the New England Region. This large school is located in Storrs, Connecticut, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s French language degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Connecticut French Language & Literature Report

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Boston College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on French Language Major in the New England Region list. This fairly large school is located in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s French language degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read full report on French Language & Literature at Boston College

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on French Language Major in the New England Region. Located in Providence, Rhode Island, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified doctorate’s French language students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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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