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2024 Best French Language & Literature Schools in Massachusetts

7 Colleges in Massachusetts
91 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.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best French Language & Literature Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 91 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 Massachusetts 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

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 the Best French Language & Literature Schools in Massachusetts. 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 Massachusetts

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.

Top Massachusetts Schools in French Language

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA

Every student pursuing a degree in french language & literature has to take a look at Tufts University. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

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

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA
33.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Massachusetts Amherst is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in french language & literature. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Amherst. A Best Colleges rank of #81 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMass Amherst is a great university overall.

There were about 9 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent data year.

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Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA
11.1% Growth in Graduates

Wellesley College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in french language & literature. Wellesley is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Wellesley. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Wellesley is a great college overall.

There were about 9 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Wellesley in the most recent data year.

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Boston University
Boston, MA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In MA

It's hard to beat Boston University if you want to pursue a degree in french language & literature. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Boston U is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

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Smith College
Northampton, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA

Located in the suburb of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 19th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 13 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Smith in the most recent year we have data available.

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Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In MA

Located in the large suburb of South Hadley, Mt. Holyoke is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 20th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

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

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In MA

Located in the medium-sized city of Worcester, Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 15th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 4 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Holy Cross in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In MA
33.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 24th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 3 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UMass Boston in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best French Language & Literature Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best French Language & Literature Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 538 31
Rhode Island 436 32
Maine 396 15
New Hampshire 395 13
Vermont 352 29

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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 292
General Romance Languages 29
Italian Language & Literature 19
Portuguese 17
General Hispanic & Latin American Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 1
Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 1

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