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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Wisconsin to determine which ones were the best for romance languages students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 583 degrees in romance languages annually.
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.
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 Wisconsin list to help you make the college decision.
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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.
University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in romance languages. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were approximately 259 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the romance languages program earn around $35,720 in the first couple years of working.
It's difficult to beat Marquette University if you wish to pursue a degree in romance languages. Located in the city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #114 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.
There were about 26 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent data year. Those romance languages students who get their degree from Marquette University make $5,685 more than the typical romance languages student.
It is hard to beat University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire if you want to pursue a degree in romance languages. Located in the city of Eau Claire, UW - Eau Claire is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 13th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 58 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at UW - Eau Claire in the most recent data year. Those romance languages students who get their degree from University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire receive $5,761 more than the typical romance languages student.
Every student pursuing a degree in romance languages needs to check out University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. Located in the city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #380 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW - La Crosse is a great university overall.
There were approximately 35 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at UW - La Crosse in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the romance languages program earn about $37,018 in their early career salary.
UW - Whitewater is a fairly large public university located in the distant town of Whitewater. This university ranks 10th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 20 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at UW - Whitewater in the most recent year we have data available. Romance Languages degree recipients from University of Wisconsin - Whitewater receive an earnings boost of around $7,374 above the average income of romance languages graduates.
UW - Green Bay is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Green Bay. This university ranks 30th out of 46 schools for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 11 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at UW - Green Bay in the most recent data year. Those romance languages students who get their degree from University of Wisconsin - Green Bay receive $7,778 more than the typical romance languages graduate.
Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 35th out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 17 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at UW - Stevens Point in the most recent data year. After graduating, romance languages degree recipients generally make about $36,411 in their early careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).