by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 294 people earned their degree in general romance languages, making the major the 700th most popular in the United States.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 82 general romance languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,425 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree in general romance languages. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general romance languages program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree romance languages students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Orleans. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major. University of New Orleans is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Romance Languages at University of New Orleans
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the #2 spot on the list. Yale University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the #3 spot on the list. Harvard University is a large school located in Cambridge, Massachusetts that handed out 13 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Read full report on General Romance Languages at Harvard University
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Memphis. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major. Located in Memphis, Tennessee, this large public school awarded 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s romance languages students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #5 spot on the list. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s romance languages degrees to 8 students 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%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Read full report on General Romance Languages at Cornell University
Duke University ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major list. Duke University is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 5 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about General Romance Languages at Duke University
With a ranking of #7, The University of Alabama did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major list. The University of Alabama is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 6 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
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 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Missouri - Kansas City did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major ranking, coming in at #8. UMKC is a public institution located in Kansas City, Missouri. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #9, Texas Tech University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major list. Located in Lubbock, Texas, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s romance languages students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.
Read full report on General Romance Languages at Texas Tech University
University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major ranking, coming in at #10. Located in Greensboro, North Carolina, this fairly large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s romance languages students in 2020-2021.
University of Georgia landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major ranking. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on General Romance Languages at University of Georgia
Stony Brook University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major ranking. SUNY Stony Brook is located in Stony Brook, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 masters’s romance languages degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. 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%.
Read more about General Romance Languages at Stony Brook University
With a ranking of #13, University of Notre Dame did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major list. Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit institution located in Notre Dame, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Oregon did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Eugene, Oregon, this large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified masters’s romance languages students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Johns Hopkins University ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major list. This large school is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and it awarded 29 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
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 undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Johns Hopkins University General Romance Languages Report
Princeton University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major ranking. Located in Princeton, New Jersey, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s romance languages students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #15, Southern Connecticut State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major list. Southern Connecticut State University is a medium-sized school located in New Haven, Connecticut that handed out 0 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major ranking. Located in Seattle, Washington, this large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified masters’s romance languages students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, 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.
Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus General Romance Languages Report
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