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2022 Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

10 Ranked Colleges
72 Degrees Awarded
$40,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 15,905 people earned their degree in romance languages, making the major the 63rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, romance languages graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,408 and had an average of $21,956 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,810 romance languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,851 and $23,907 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 72 romance languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in romance languages. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality romance languages programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the romance languages program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree romance languages students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $48-$75k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s romance languages degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Romance Languages at Northwestern University

#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of Chicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 doctorate’s romance languages degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UChicago, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548.

Full University of Chicago Romance Languages Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k. UW - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 13 doctorate’s romance languages degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Romance Languages at UW - Madison

#4

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Notre Dame landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Notre Dame, Indiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s romance languages students in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame also took the #2 spot in our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Notre Dame are $57,522.

Read full report on Romance Languages at Notre Dame

#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 7 doctorate’s romance languages degrees in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #6 spot in our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” 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 Romance Languages Report

#4 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 12 doctorate’s romance languages degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Romance Languages at UIUC

Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s romance languages degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Ohio State, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ohio State Romance Languages Report

#8

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#7 in overall quality

Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 13 doctorate’s romance languages degrees in 2019-2020.

IU Bloomington did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Romance Languages at IU Bloomington

#8 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #9. UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 doctorate’s romance languages degrees to qualified students.

UIC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UIC are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Romance Languages at University of Illinois at Chicago

#9 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s romance languages degrees in 2019-2020.

UC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UC are $26,644.

Full University of Cincinnati - Main Campus Romance Languages Report

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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%.

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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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