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2024 Best Italian Language & Literature Schools

53 Colleges in the United States
368 Italian Language Degrees Awarded
Italian Language & Literature isn't the most popular major in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #667 in popularity out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 53 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for italian language & literature students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 368 degrees in italian language & literature to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Italian Language & Literature School

Best Italian Language & Literature Schools The italian language program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Italian Language & Literature rankings. We derive our Best Overall Italian Language & Literature School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Italian Language & Literature Rankings by Degree Level

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

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Italian Language & Literature Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Italian Language & Literature in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the italian language degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Italian Language

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

Any student who is interested in italian language & literature has to look into University of Notre Dame. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were roughly 15 italian language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY

Columbia University in the City of New York is a great option for students interested in a degree in italian language & literature. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

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

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NC
33.3% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Duke University if you want to pursue a degree in italian language & literature. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were about 6 italian language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VA
50.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Virginia - Main Campus is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in italian language & literature. University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.

There were approximately 8 italian language & literature students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In CA

University of Southern California is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in italian language & literature. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were about 2 italian language & literature students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA

UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were approximately 4 italian language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were approximately 4 italian language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
6.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were approximately 16 italian language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 7 italian language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 6 italian language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional great schools for Italian Language & Literature students that almost earned our Best Italian Language & Literature Schools award.

Rank College Location
9 The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX
9 New York University New York, NY
10 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
11 Tufts University Medford, MA
11 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
12 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
13 Brigham Young University - Provo Provo, UT

Italian Language & Literature by Region

View the Best Italian Language & Literature Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Spanish Language & Literature 11,092
French Language & Literature 2,544
General Hispanic & Latin American Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 445
General Romance Languages 294
Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 180
Portuguese 86

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