2022 Best Value French Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

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 “Best Value French Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 159 people earned their degree in French studies, making the major the 918th most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 6 French studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value French Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in French studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent French studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the French studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value French Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value French Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for French Studies (With Aid)

#1

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island

#1 in overall quality

$60,363 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value French Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid. Brown is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 3 doctorate’s French studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Brown, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best French Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on French Studies at Brown

#2

New York University

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value French Studies Schools for a Doctorate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s French studies students in 2019-2020.

NYU also made our “Best French Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New York University French Studies Report

Notes and References

References

• 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.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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