Most Focused Romance Languages Schools in Illinois
Romance Languages is available at many schools, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on romance languages — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 17 schools in Illinois that offer romance languages awards in the field.
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Most Focused Schools for Romance Languages in Illinois
The colleges and universities below are the most focused on romance languages in Illinois, ranked by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
Top 17 Most Focused Romance Languages Schools
The most focused school in the country for romance languages is Knox College. Set in the town of Galesburg, Knox College is a private not-for-profit institution. About 2% of the degrees Knox College awards are in romance languages, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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Illinois Wesleyan University ranks #2 for romance languages by degree focus. Illinois Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bloomington. Romance Languages accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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Wheaton College Illinois is one of the most focused romance languages schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit institution. Romance Languages accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year.
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A rank of #4 makes Lake Forest College one of the most focused schools for romance languages. Set in the suburb of Lake Forest, Lake Forest College is a private not-for-profit institution. About 1% of the degrees Lake Forest College awards are in romance languages, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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Dominican University ranks #5 for romance languages by degree focus. Dominican University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of River Forest. Romance Languages accounts for around 0.7% of the degrees granted here, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year.
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Northeastern Illinois University landed the #6 spot among the most focused romance languages schools. Located in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.7% of all degrees awarded are in romance languages, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year.
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Saint Xavier University ranked #7 on our list of the most focused romance languages schools. Located in the city of Chicago, Saint Xavier University is a private not-for-profit university. Romance Languages accounts for around 0.6% of the degrees granted here, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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Illinois State University ranked #8 on our list of the most focused romance languages schools. Set in the suburb of Normal, Illinois State University is a public institution. Romance Languages accounts for around 0.4% of the degrees granted here, or about 26 graduates in the most recent year.
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Elmhurst College landed the #9 spot among the most focused romance languages schools. Located in the suburb of Elmhurst, Elmhurst College is a private not-for-profit university. About 0.4% of the degrees Elmhurst College awards are in romance languages, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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Northern Illinois University comes in at #10 for romance languages focus this year. Northern Illinois University is a public school located in the suburb of Dekalb. About 0.4% of the degrees Northern Illinois University awards are in romance languages, or about 16 graduates in the most recent year.
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Bradley University placed #11 for romance languages by degree focus. Bradley University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Peoria. Romance Languages accounts for around 0.4% of the degrees granted here, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year.
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Loyola University Chicago placed #12 for romance languages by degree focus. Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. Romance Languages accounts for around 0.3% of the degrees granted here, or about 15 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Illinois At Chicago placed #13 for romance languages by degree focus. Set in the city of Chicago, University Of Illinois At Chicago is a public institution. Romance Languages accounts for around 0.3% of the degrees granted here, or about 26 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign landed the #14 spot among the most focused romance languages schools. Set in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public institution. At this school, roughly 0.2% of all degrees awarded are in romance languages, or about 38 graduates in the most recent year.
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Depaul University comes in at #15 for romance languages focus this year. Depaul University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. At this school, roughly 0.2% of all degrees awarded are in romance languages, or about 10 graduates in the most recent year.
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University Of Chicago ranked #16 on our list of the most focused romance languages schools. Set in the city of Chicago, University Of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 0.2% of all degrees awarded are in romance languages, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year.
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Northwestern University comes in at #17 for romance languages focus this year. Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston. Romance Languages accounts for around 0.1% of the degrees granted here, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual. The ranking reflects how concentrated each school’s degrees are in the major (completions in the field as a share of all completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
- 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.
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