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2024 Best Romance Languages Schools in the Southeast Region

33 Colleges in the Southeast Region
2,299 Romance Languages Degrees Awarded
$28,647 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in romance languages, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #65 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 33 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Romance Languages Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 2,299 degrees in romance languages to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Romance Languages School

Best Romance Languages Schools in the Southeast Region The romance languages program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Romance Languages rankings. For our Best Overall Romance Languages School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Romance Languages Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Romance Languages
Master's Degrees in Romance Languages
Doctor's Degrees in Romance Languages

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Romance Languages Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Romance Languages in the Southeast Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the romance languages degree levels they offer.

10 Top Southeast Region Schools in Romance Languages

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
66 Romance Languages Degrees Awarded
$31,649 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in romance languages has to take a look at Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #19 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were about 66 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent data year. Romance Languages degree recipients from Vanderbilt University receive an earnings boost of approximately $3,002 above the typical income of romance languages graduates.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
145 Romance Languages Degrees Awarded
$35,907 Median Starting Salary

University of Virginia - Main Campus is a good decision for students interested in a degree in romance languages. University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the suburb of Charlottesville. A Best Colleges rank of #33 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.

There were about 145 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent data year. Those romance languages students who get their degree from University of Virginia - Main Campus make $7,260 more than the standard romance languages graduate.

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Duke University
Durham, NC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NC
34 Romance Languages Degrees Awarded

Duke University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in romance languages. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #7 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Duke is a great university overall.

There were about 34 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at Duke in the most recent data year.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
73 Romance Languages Degrees Awarded
$32,896 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in romance languages needs to take a look at University of Florida. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #58 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were about 73 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available. Those romance languages students who get their degree from University of Florida earn $4,249 more than the standard romance languages grad.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
74 Romance Languages Degrees Awarded
$33,146 Median Starting Salary

UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #43 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.

There were roughly 74 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available. Those romance languages students who get their degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill earn $4,499 more than the average romance languages student.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
67 Romance Languages Degrees Awarded
$31,338 Median Starting Salary

Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were about 67 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the romance languages degree program at University of Georgia make $2,691 more than the standard graduate with the same degree when they enter the workforce.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
48 Romance Languages Degrees Awarded
$27,150 Median Starting Salary

Tulane is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Orleans. A Best Colleges rank of #78 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.

There were about 48 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, romance languages degree recipients generally earn an average of $27,150 in the first five years of their career.

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William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
41 Romance Languages Degrees Awarded
7.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #111 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means William & Mary is a great school overall.

There were about 41 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at William & Mary in the most recent data year. Romance Languages degree recipients from William & Mary get an earnings boost of approximately $3,043 over the average earnings of romance languages majors.

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Wofford College
Spartanburg, SC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
39 Romance Languages Degrees Awarded
30.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Spartanburg, Wofford is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 4th out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were approximately 39 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at Wofford in the most recent data year. Those romance languages students who get their degree from Wofford College make $3,550 more than the standard romance languages graduate.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
49 Romance Languages Degrees Awarded
$28,152 Median Starting Salary

Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #121 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.

There were roughly 49 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the romance languages program make about $28,152 for their early career.

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Best Romance Languages Colleges by State

Explore the best romance languages schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 254
Florida 282 330
North Carolina 279 428
Virginia 274 283
Tennessee 269 157
South Carolina 248 205
Kentucky 244 176
Louisiana 242 126
Mississippi 234 30
Arkansas 234 101
Alabama 233 142
West Virginia 207 12

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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 1,714
French Language & Literature 386
Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 81
General Romance Languages 75
Italian Language & Literature 19
General Hispanic & Latin American Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 16
Portuguese 8

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 2,103
American Sign Language 358
Classical Languages & Literature 289
Germanic Languages 212
East Asian Languages 164
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 132
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 83
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 60
Second Language Learning 4

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