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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages in the Middle Atlantic Region

11 Ranked Colleges
111 Degrees Awarded
$35,200 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Romance Languages is the 63rd most popular major in the country with 15,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 2,337 romance languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,359 and $24,062 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 111 romance languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $73,944 and $116,843 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in romance languages. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality romance languages programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the romance languages program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 13 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. Cornell University is located in Ithaca, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s romance languages degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cornell, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042.

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#2

Temple University

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#10 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Temple University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s romance languages degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree romance languages students list, Temple has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Temple are $24,236, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#3

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, Maryland
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - College Park landed the #3 spot on the list. UMCP is a public institution located in College Park, Maryland. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UMCP not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Maryland - College Park are $30,885, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Maryland - College Park Romance Languages Report

#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, New York
#11 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Stony Brook, New York, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s romance languages students in 2019-2020.

SUNY Stony Brook also made our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at Stony Brook University are $25,583, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, New York
#11 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University at Buffalo. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region. University at Buffalo is a large public school situated in Buffalo, New York. It awarded 3 doctorate’s romance languages degrees in 2019-2020.

University at Buffalo not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University at Buffalo are $26,028.

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#5

Rutgers University - New Brunswick

New Brunswick, New Jersey
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rutgers University - New Brunswick landed the #5 spot on the list. Rutgers New Brunswick is a public institution located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers University - New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Pennsylvania State University - University Park

University Park, Pennsylvania
#6 in overall quality

Pennsylvania State University - University Park did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Penn State University Park, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Penn State University Park are $38,728, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9 in overall quality

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus is a public institution located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Pitt also took the #9 spot in our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus are $40,836, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#7

University at Albany

Albany, New York
#12 in overall quality

University at Albany came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Albany, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s romance languages degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

UAlbany not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University at Albany are $25,225, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Romance Languages at University at Albany

#8

New York University

New York, New York
#3 in overall quality

New York University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s romance languages degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NYU, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full New York University Romance Languages Report

#9

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
#5 in overall quality

University of Pennsylvania landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 7 degrees to qualified doctorate’s romance languages students in 2019-2020.

UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#1 in overall quality

Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #10. Columbia University in the City of New York is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 18 doctorate’s romance languages degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#11

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Georgetown University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 doctorate’s romance languages degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our middle atlantic region doctor’s degree romance languages students list, Georgetown has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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