2025 Best French Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia

a bachelor's degree in french language & literature is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #151 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for french language & literature students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 59 bachelor's degrees in french language & literature during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on french language & literature students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other french language & literature students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized french language & literature related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for french language & literature students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best French Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools in Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study French Language & Literature in Virginia

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in french language & literature.

Top Virginia Schools for a Bachelor's in French Language

1

University of Virginia - Main Campus
Charlottesville, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

27 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in french language & literature needs to look into University of Virginia - Main Campus. University of Virginia is a fairly large public university located in the midsize suburb of Charlottesville.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from University of Virginia - Main Campus

2

William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA

16 Annual Graduates

William & Mary is a good decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in french language & literature. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Williamsburg.More information about a bachelor’s in french language & literature from William & Mary

Best French Language & Literature Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best French Language & Literature Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	32
Tennessee	460	31
North Carolina	453	49
Georgia	453	44
South Carolina	370	44
Kentucky	331	23
Alabama	320	6
Louisiana	306	30
Arkansas	294	28
Mississippi	275	3
West Virginia	223	1

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French Language & Literature Related Rankings by Major

One of 8 majors within the Romance Languages area of study, French Language & Literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to French Language

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Spanish Language & Literature	167
Italian Language & Literature	4
General Romance Languages	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.