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2022 Best Value Italian Language Schools for a Doctorate

10 Ranked Colleges
24 Degrees Awarded
$36,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Italian Language Schools for a Doctorate

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 “Best Value Italian Language Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 405 people earned their degree in Italian language and literature, making the major the 645th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 24 Italian language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Italian Language Schools for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in Italian language and literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Italian language and literature programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the Italian language and literature program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Italian Language Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree italian language students.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Italian Language & Literature

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Italian Language Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Italian Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Italian Language & Literature Report

#2

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
#8 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Italian Language Schools for a Doctorate list. University of California - Los Angeles is a public institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCLA also made our “Best Italian Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Los Angeles are $28,131, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#9 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Italian Language Schools for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s Italian language degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington also took the #9 spot in our “Best Italian Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Italian Language & Literature at IU Bloomington

#4

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Italian Language Schools for a Doctorate list. Rutgers University - New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 doctorate’s Italian language degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our doctor’s degree italian language students list, Rutgers New Brunswick has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Italian Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132.

Read full report on Italian Language & Literature at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Italian Language Schools for a Doctorate list. UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 doctorate’s Italian language degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UC Berkeley, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Italian Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UC Berkeley are $29,347, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UC Berkeley Italian Language & Literature Report

#6 in overall quality

Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Italian Language Schools for a Doctorate list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is located in Columbus, Ohio and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s Italian language degrees to qualified students.

Ohio State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Italian Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Italian Language & Literature at Ohio State University - Main Campus

#7

New York University

New York, New York
#2 in overall quality

New York University landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Italian Language Schools for a Doctorate ranking. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s Italian language degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Italian Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Italian Language & Literature at NYU

#1 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Italian Language Schools for a Doctorate list. Columbia is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia also took the #1 spot in our “Best Italian Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Columbia University in the City of New York Italian Language & Literature Report

#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Italian Language Schools for a Doctorate list. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 1 doctorate’s Italian language degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #7 spot in our “Best Italian Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.

Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Italian Language & Literature Report

#10

Middlebury College

Middlebury, Vermont
#3 in overall quality

Middlebury College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Italian Language Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Located in Middlebury, Vermont, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s Italian language students in 2019-2020.

Middlebury also made our “Best Italian Language & Literature Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #3.

Read full report on Italian Language & Literature at Middlebury College

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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