by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Romance Languages is the 65th most popular major in the country with 15,009 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, romance languages graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $31,474 and had an average of $22,151 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 3,508 romance languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,205 and $18,742 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 166 romance languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,693 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 28 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in romance languages. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in romance languages.
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The romance languages school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region master’s degree romance languages students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Oregon University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region list. Southern Oregon University is a medium-sized school located in Ashland, Oregon that handed out 18 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Romance Languages at Southern Oregon University
Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Bakersfield landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Bakersfield, California, and it awarded 16 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
Full California State University - Bakersfield Romance Languages Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - San Bernardino. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region list. CSUSB is a public institution located in San Bernardino, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 28 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Northridge landed the #4 spot on the list. CSUN is a public institution located in Northridge, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sonoma State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region list. Rohnert Park, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s romance languages degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Romance Languages at Sonoma State University
San Jose State University landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This large school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 12 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
California State University - Sacramento came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 masters’s romance languages degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Romance Languages at California State University - Sacramento
California State University - Long Beach came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. California State University - Long Beach is a large school located in Long Beach, California that handed out 11 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
California State University - Fresno came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. California State University - Fresno is located in Fresno, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s romance languages degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Romance Languages at California State University - Fresno
With a ranking of #10, San Diego State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Diego, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s romance languages degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
Read more about Romance Languages at San Diego State University
University of California - Riverside did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #11. UCR is a public institution located in Riverside, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Romance Languages at University of California - Riverside
University of Oregon came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of Oregon is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s romance languages degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
California State University - Los Angeles came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s romance languages students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Romance Languages at California State University - Los Angeles
With a ranking of #14, California State University - San Marcos did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region list. CSUSM is a fairly large public school situated in San Marcos, California. It awarded 3 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #15, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region list. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s romance languages degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Romance Languages at University of Hawaii at Manoa
Portland State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #16. Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s romance languages degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Romance Languages at Portland State University
University of California - Berkeley came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of California - Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 9 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Las Vegas, Nevada is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s romance languages degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
San Francisco State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Francisco State University is a large public school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 4 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #20. University of California - Los Angeles is a large public school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 4 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Stanford University landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Stanford University is located in Stanford, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s romance languages degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UW Seattle is a public institution located in Seattle, Washington. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Romance Languages at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
With a ranking of #23, California State University - Fullerton did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region list. This large school is located in Fullerton, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Davis landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of California - Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 1 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Romance Languages at University of California - Davis
Mills College ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Oakland, California, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified masters’s romance languages students in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Western Oregon University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #25. Western Oregon State College is a small school located in Monmouth, Oregon that handed out 10 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Romance Languages at Western Oregon State College
University of California - Irvine ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region list. UC Irvine is a large school located in Irvine, California that handed out 31 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 71 masters’s romance languages degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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