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2024 Best French Language & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region

37 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
478 French Language Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in french language & literature, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #257 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 37 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for french language & literature students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 478 degrees in french language & literature to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great French Language & Literature School

Best French Language & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of french language & literature school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall French Language & Literature School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your French Language & Literature Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in French Language
Master's Degrees in French Language
Doctor's Degrees in French Language

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best French Language & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for French Language & Literature in the Great Lakes Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the french language degree levels they offer.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in French Language

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN

University of Notre Dame is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in french language & literature. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Notre Dame. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were about 10 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in french language & literature. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 11 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
83 French Language Degrees Awarded

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great option for students interested in a degree in french language & literature. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were roughly 83 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in french language & literature needs to look into University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were approximately 24 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 19 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN
19.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were roughly 26 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.

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DePauw University
Greencastle, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In IN

Located in the distant town of Greencastle, DePauw is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #167 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means DePauw is a great university overall.

There were approximately 2 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at DePauw in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In WI
13.3% Growth in Graduates

UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public university located in the city of Eau Claire. This university ranks 5th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were about 15 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UW - Eau Claire in the most recent year we have data available.

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Denison University
Granville, OH
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In OH
28.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Granville, Denison is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #162 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Denison is a great university overall.

There were about 7 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Denison in the most recent data year.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MI

Michigan State is a very large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.

There were about 5 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.

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Best French Language & Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best french language & literature schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 109
Michigan 915 91
Illinois 870 63
Indiana 737 81
Wisconsin 672 78

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One of 8 majors within the Romance Languages area of study, French Language & Literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to French Language

Related Major Annual Graduates
Spanish Language & Literature 1,961
Italian Language & Literature 68
Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 62
General Hispanic & Latin American Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 54
Portuguese 12
General Romance Languages 3

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