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2024 Best Romance Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools

208 Colleges in the United States
11,607 Bachelor's Degrees
$31,191 Avg Early-Career Salary
Romance Languages is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #44 most popular bachelor's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 208 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Romance Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 11,607 bachelor's degrees in romance languages to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Romance Languages School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Romance Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools Your choice of romance languages for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for romance languages students working on their bachelor's degree.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Romance Languages in the United States

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for romance languages students seeking a a bachelor's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 15% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Romance Languages

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72 Annual Graduates
$37,909 Median Starting Salary
$19,250 Median Student Debt

University of Notre Dame is a good decision for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in romance languages. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Romance Languages bachelor's degree recipients from University of Notre Dame earn a boost of approximately $6,718 above the average income of romance languages majors.

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22 Annual Graduates
$45,021 Median Starting Salary
$20,250 Median Student Debt

Columbia University in the City of New York is a good decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in romance languages. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Romance Languages bachelor's degree recipients from Columbia University in the City of New York earn a boost of about $13,830 over the typical income of romance languages majors.

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
58 Annual Graduates
$31,649 Median Starting Salary
$12,000 Median Student Debt

It is hard to beat Vanderbilt University if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in romance languages. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville.

After graduating, romance languages bachelor's recipients usually make an average of $31,649 at the beginning of their careers.

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134 Annual Graduates
$35,907 Median Starting Salary
$14,050 Median Student Debt

University of Virginia - Main Campus is a wonderful option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in romance languages. University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.

Romance Languages bachelor's degree recipients from University of Virginia - Main Campus receive an earnings boost of about $4,716 over the average income of romance languages majors.

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69 Annual Graduates
$39,997 Median Starting Salary
$11,593 Median Student Debt

UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

Those romance languages students who get their bachelor's degree from University of California - Berkeley make $8,806 more than the typical romance languages student.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
26 Annual Graduates
$39,870 Median Starting Salary
$17,500 Median Student Debt

Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the romance languages degree program at Georgetown University get $8,679 above the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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84 Annual Graduates
$33,059 Median Starting Salary
$14,752 Median Student Debt

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population.

After graduation, romance languages bachelor's recipients usually make around $33,059 in the first five years of their career.

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39 Annual Graduates
$36,038 Median Starting Salary
$20,380 Median Student Debt

USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles.

Romance Languages bachelor's degree recipients from University of Southern California get an earnings boost of approximately $4,847 over the average earnings of romance languages majors.

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65 Annual Graduates
$31,246 Median Starting Salary
$21,800 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the romance languages program report average early career income of $31,246.

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191 Annual Graduates
$31,856 Median Starting Salary
$20,250 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the romance languages program report average early career wages of $31,856.

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Duke University
Durham, NC
24 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in romance languages from Duke University

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
52 Annual Graduates
$38,566 Median Starting Salary
$14,935 Median Student Debt

Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Medford.

Bachelor's recipients from the romance languages major at Tufts University earn $7,375 above the typical college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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51 Annual Graduates
$27,000 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in romance languages from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
37 Annual Graduates
$32,896 Median Starting Salary
$13,000 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the romance languages program make an average of $32,896 in the first couple years of their career.

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Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
30 Annual Graduates
$45,358 Median Starting Salary
$24,625 Median Student Debt

Located in the town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the romance languages degree program at Bucknell University make $14,167 more than the average college graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Brown University
Providence, RI
9 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in romance languages from Brown University

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64 Annual Graduates
$36,231 Median Starting Salary
$19,241 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population.

Romance Languages bachelor's degree recipients from The University of Texas at Austin receive an earnings boost of around $5,040 over the average earnings of romance languages majors.

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Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT

Located in the town of Middlebury, Middlebury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the romance languages program at Middlebury College make $9,465 more than the average college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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47 Annual Graduates
$43,384 Median Starting Salary
$19,730 Median Student Debt

Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Those romance languages students who get their bachelor's degree from Southern Methodist University earn $12,193 more than the standard romance languages student.

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141 Annual Graduates
$26,839 Median Starting Salary
$17,677 Median Student Debt

U-M is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

After graduation, romance languages bachelor's recipients typically make about $26,839 in their early careers.

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141 Annual Graduates
$35,254 Median Starting Salary
$13,219 Median Student Debt

BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Provo.

Bachelor's recipients from the romance languages major at Brigham Young University - Provo make $4,063 above the typical college graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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129 Annual Graduates
$33,621 Median Starting Salary
$14,171 Median Student Debt

Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population.

Bachelor's recipients from the romance languages major at University of California - Davis make $2,430 above the typical graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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New York University
New York, NY
77 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in romance languages from New York University

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Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population.

Romance Languages bachelor's degree recipients from University of Massachusetts Amherst earn a boost of around $3,510 over the average income of romance languages graduates.

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67 Annual Graduates
$29,573 Median Starting Salary
$21,000 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the romance languages program report average early career income of $29,573.

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Rest of the Top Best Romance Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools

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Hamilton College
Clinton, NY
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Colby College
Waterville, ME
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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Romance Languages Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
32 Colgate University Hamilton, NY
33 Indiana University - Bloomington Bloomington, IN
34 Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY
35 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ
36 Wellesley College Wellesley, MA
37 Villanova University Villanova, PA
38 DePauw University Greencastle, IN
39 University of Georgia Athens, GA
40 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
41 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA

Romance Languages by Region

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Region
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Southwest
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One of 18 majors within the Foreign Languages & Linguistics area of study, Romance Languages has other similar majors worth exploring.

Romance Languages Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Spanish Language & Literature 8,737
French Language & Literature 2,064
Italian Language & Literature 256
General Hispanic & Latin American Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 199
General Romance Languages 179
Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 102
Portuguese 70

Related Major Annual Graduates
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 5,401
East Asian Languages 1,596
Classical Languages & Literature 1,120
Germanic Languages 1,077
American Sign Language 548
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 494
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 360
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 249
Southeast Asian & Pacific Languages 25
Iranian & Persian Languages 4

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