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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on French Studies Major

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on French Studies Major

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 French Studies Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2021-2022, 141 people earned their degree in french studies, making the major the 883rd most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 25 french studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on French Studies Major” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in french studies. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in french studies.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on French Studies Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree french studies students.

Top 5 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for French Studies

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New York University
New York, New York

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on French Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #1 spot on the list. New York University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 18 masters’s french studies degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on French Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #2 spot on the list. Brown University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Providence, Rhode Island. It awarded 2 masters’s french studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on French Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 1 masters’s french studies degrees in 2021-2022.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on French Studies at Tulane University of Louisiana

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Davis. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on French Studies Major. University of California - Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 2 masters’s french studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on French Studies at University of California - Davis

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on French Studies Major list. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 0 masters’s french studies degrees in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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 full report on French Studies at UW Seattle

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