by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 2,156 people earned their degree in french language & literature, making the major the 257th most popular in the United States.
Across California, there were 260 french language & literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 138 french language & literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,904 and $19,503 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California” ranking, we looked at 44 colleges that offer a degree in french language & literature. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in french language & literature.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for california bachelor’s degree french language students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Whittier College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California list. Whittier is located in Whittier, California and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s french language degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Pomona College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California. This small school is located in Claremont, California, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s french language degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Clara University landed the #3 spot on the list. Santa Clara University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Santa Clara, California. It awarded 5 bachelors’s french language degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Sonoma State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California. This medium-sized school is located in Rohnert Park, California, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s french language degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 44 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Humboldt State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Arcata, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified bachelors’s french language students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on French Language & Literature at Humboldt State University
Saint Mary’s College of California did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Moraga, California, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s french language degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 88%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Claremont McKenna College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking. Claremont McKenna is a private not-for-profit institution located in Claremont, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
Read full report on French Language & Literature at Claremont McKenna
Chapman University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking. Chapman is located in Orange, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s french language degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.
Point Loma Nazarene University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California list. Point Loma Nazarene University is a small school located in San Diego, California that handed out 2 bachelors’s french language degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking. Located in Santa Barbara, California, this large public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s french language students 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 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 19 bachelors’s french language degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 97%.
With a ranking of #12, University of California - Berkeley did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California list. UC Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 19 bachelors’s french language degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, 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 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
San Francisco State University ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California list. This large school is located in San Francisco, California, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s french language degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, 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 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Loyola Marymount University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking. Loyola Marymount University is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 bachelors’s french language degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Read full report on French Language & Literature at Loyola Marymount
University of San Diego did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking, coming in at #15. University of San Diego is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Read full report on French Language & Literature at University of San Diego
California State University - Chico did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking, coming in at #16. California State University - Chico is a fairly large public school situated in Chico, California. It awarded 2 bachelors’s french language degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California State University - San Bernardino landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking. San Bernardino, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s french language degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Stanford University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California list. This fairly large school is located in Stanford, California, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s french language degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
Read full report on French Language & Literature at Stanford University
University of Southern California came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking. USC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 17 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read full report on French Language & Literature at University of Southern California
San Diego State University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking. This large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s french language degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% 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%.
California Lutheran University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking, coming in at #21. California Lutheran University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Thousand Oaks, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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 Language & Literature at California Lutheran University
California State University - Long Beach ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California list. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s french language degrees in 2021-2022.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on French Language & Literature at California State University - Long Beach
California State University - Sacramento landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking. Sac State is located in Sacramento, California and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s french language degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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California State University - Fresno ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California list. Fresno, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s french language degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full California State University - Fresno French Language & Literature Report
Pepperdine University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on French Language Major in California ranking, coming in at #25. Pepperdine University is a fairly large school located in Malibu, California that handed out 2 bachelors’s french language degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.6% 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%.
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