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

10 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
68 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.

College Factual looked at 10 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Italian Language & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 68 degrees in italian language & literature during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Italian Language & Literature School

Best Italian Language & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Italian Language & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. 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 Great Lakes Region

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 Great Lakes Region Schools in Italian Language

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

University of Notre Dame is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in italian language & literature. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

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

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

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a good option for students interested in a degree in italian language & literature. 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 about 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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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
50.0% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a degree in italian language & literature. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly 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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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MI

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in italian language & literature. U-M is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.

There were about 2 italian 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

Ohio State is a very large public university located in the large city of Columbus. This university ranks 2nd out of 96 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 4 italian language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.

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DePauw University
Greencastle, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN

DePauw is a small private not-for-profit university located in the distant town of Greencastle. This university ranks 5th out of 42 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
27.3% Growth in Graduates

IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

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

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WI

Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 19th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

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

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Dominican University
River Forest, IL

Dominican U is a small private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of River Forest. This university ranks 30th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.More information about a degree in italian language & literature from Dominican University

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DePaul University
Chicago, IL

Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.More information about a degree in italian language & literature from DePaul University

Best Italian Language & Literature Colleges by State

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Ohio 939 5
Michigan 915 2
Illinois 870 7
Indiana 737 30
Wisconsin 672 14

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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 1,961
French Language & Literature 478
Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 62
General Hispanic & Latin American Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 54
Portuguese 12
General Romance Languages 3

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