2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages in Illinois

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 Illinois, there were 525 romance languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,780 and $23,946 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 26 romance languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,900 and $148,219 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking analyzed 3 colleges that offered a degree in romance languages. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great romance languages programs and cost less that 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages in Illinois

#1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, Illinois

#2 in overall quality

$30,083 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the #1 spot on the list. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s romance languages degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Romance Languages at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

#2

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#3 in overall quality

$27,036 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois list. University of Illinois at Chicago 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 also took the #3 spot in our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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

#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #3 spot on the list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s romance languages degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Romance Languages at University of Chicago

#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$56,567 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #3 spot on the list. Evanston, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s romance languages degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Northwestern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in Illinois” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Romance Languages at Northwestern

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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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