by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Southeast region, there were 2,299 romance languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $28,647 and $22,094 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 175 romance languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,213 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 36 colleges that offered a degree in romance languages. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their romance languages program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 Southeast Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree romance languages students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Orleans. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region. UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 19 masters’s romance languages degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 36 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgia Southern University landed the #2 spot on the list. GaSou is located in Statesboro, Georgia and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 masters’s romance languages degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 36 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Auburn University landed the #3 spot on the list. Auburn is a large public school situated in Auburn, Alabama. It awarded 11 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 36 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Memphis landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Memphis is a public institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region list. Georgia State University is a large school located in Atlanta, Georgia that handed out 8 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Carolina at Wilmington ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Wilmington, North Carolina, this fairly large public school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s romance languages students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Read more about Romance Languages at University of North Carolina at Wilmington
With a ranking of #7, University of Florida did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region list. University of Florida is a large public school situated in Gainesville, Florida. It awarded 16 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 6 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 school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Vanderbilt University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 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 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
With a ranking of #10, East Carolina University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region list. ECU is a large public school situated in Greenville, North Carolina. It awarded 6 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region ranking. UNC Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 7 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Duke University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Duke University is a fairly large school located in Durham, North Carolina that handed out 5 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.3% 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%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #13. This large school is located in Tampa, Florida, and it awarded 11 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 92%. 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 #14, University of Central Arkansas did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region list. Conway, Arkansas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s romance languages degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Romance Languages at University of Central Arkansas
The University of Tennessee - Knoxville landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Tennessee - Knoxville is a large school located in Knoxville, Tennessee that handed out 5 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Florida State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 masters’s romance languages degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Romance Languages at Florida State University
With a ranking of #17, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region list. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 3 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read more about Romance Languages at Tulane University of Louisiana
The University of Alabama landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region ranking. The University of Alabama is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 masters’s romance languages degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Appalachian State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #19. Appalachian State is a large school located in Boone, North Carolina that handed out 3 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. UL Lafayette is a fairly large school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 2 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Louisville ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region list. This large school is located in Louisville, Kentucky, and it awarded 3 masters’s romance languages degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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%.
Read full report on Romance Languages at University of Louisville
With a ranking of #22, University of Kentucky did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Lexington, Kentucky, this large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s romance languages students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
University of Georgia came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on Romance Languages at University of Georgia
With a ranking of #24, University of North Carolina at Greensboro did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region list. Greensboro, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s romance languages degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Romance Languages at University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Romance Languages Major in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Charlottesville, Virginia. It awarded 3 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 97%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Romance Languages at University of Virginia - Main Campus
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