2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for French Language & Literature in the New England Region

A master's degree in French language and literature is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #371 out of 1095 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 9 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the most popular for French language and literature students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 33 master's degrees in French language and literature during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great French Language & Literature School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in French language matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for French Language & Literature in the New England Region ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of French language and literature students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank French Language & Literature Schools

We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for French language and literature.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study French Language & Literature in the New England Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in French language and literature.

Most Well Attended Schools for French Language Students Working on Their Master's

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Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT

27 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In VT

#1 Best Quality In VT

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in French language and literature needs to check out Middlebury College. Located in the town of Middlebury, Middlebury is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in French language and literature in Vermont.

There were roughly 27 French language and literature individuals who graduated with this degree at Middlebury in the most recent year we have data available.

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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MA

#1 Best Quality In MA

Boston College is a popular decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in French language and literature. Boston College is a fairly large private not-for-profit college located in the small city of Chestnut Hill. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in French language and literature in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 3 French language and literature individuals who graduated with this degree at Boston College in the most recent data year.

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3

Boston University
Boston, MA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MA

#3 Best Quality In MA

Boston University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in French language and literature. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Boston. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in French language and literature in Massachusetts.

There were approximately 1 French language and literature students who graduated with this degree at Boston U in the most recent data year.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MA

#4 Best Quality In MA

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in French language and literature needs to check out University of Massachusetts Amherst. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in French language and literature in Massachusetts.

There were roughly 1 French language and literature students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In MA

#2 Best Quality In MA

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in French language and literature needs to take a look at Tufts University. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Medford. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #2 in quality for master's degrees in French language and literature in Massachusetts.

There were about 1 French language and literature individuals who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.

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Brown University
Providence, RI

#1 Most Popular In RI

Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. More information about a master’s in French language and literature from Brown University

6

Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

#5 Most Popular In MA

Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Cambridge. More information about a master’s in French language and literature from Harvard University

6

University of Maine
Orono, ME

#1 Most Popular In ME

Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public university with a large student population. More information about a master’s in French language and literature from University of Maine

6

University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT

#1 Most Popular In CT

Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a master’s in French language and literature from University of Connecticut

Best French Language & Literature Colleges by State

Explore the most popular French language and literature colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	526	7
Connecticut	293	7
Rhode Island	200	0
Maine	135	2
Vermont	113	33

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Rankings in Majors Related to French Language

One of 6 majors within the Romance Languages area of study, French Language & Literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to French Language

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Spanish Language & Literature	53
General Romance Languages	17
Italian Language & Literature	14
General Hispanic & Latin American Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics	5
Portuguese	3

Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Susana Freixeiro. More about our data sources and methodologies.