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2025 Best French Language & Literature Schools in the Far Western US Region

22 Colleges in the Far Western US Region
371 French Language Degrees Awarded
A degree in french language & literature is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #257 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 22 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best French Language & Literature Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 371 degrees in french language & literature to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great French Language & Literature School

Best French Language & Literature Schools in the Far Western US Region Your choice of french language & literature school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for french language & literature schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your French Language & Literature Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in French Language
Master's Degrees in French Language
Doctor's Degrees in French Language

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best French Language & Literature Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for French Language & Literature in the Far Western US Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the french language degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Far Western US Region Schools in French Language

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In CA
4.5% Growth in Graduates

University of California - Los Angeles is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in french language & literature. UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA

University of California - Berkeley is a great choice for students interested in a degree in french language & literature. Located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were roughly 23 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CA

Every student who is interested in french language & literature needs to take a look at University of California - Santa Barbara. UCSB is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Santa Barbara. A Best Colleges rank of #47 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCSB is a great university overall.

There were about 7 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In CA

It is difficult to beat University of California - Davis if you want to pursue a degree in french language & literature. UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Davis. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.

There were approximately 6 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA
27.8% Growth in Graduates

UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were about 18 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OR

Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #167 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UO is a great university overall.

There were about 7 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In CA
17.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 17 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
22nd Most Popular In CA

Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Irvine is a great university overall.

There were about 1 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year.

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Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In WA

Gonzaga is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Spokane. A Best Colleges rank of #195 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Gonzaga is a great university overall.

There were about 2 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Gonzaga in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
30th Most Popular In CA

Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 35th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 3 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at USD in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best French Language & Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best french language & literature colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
California 999 274
Washington 831 59
Oregon 587 50
Nevada 354 18
Hawaii 267 7

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Spanish Language & Literature 2,750
General Hispanic & Latin American Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 99
Italian Language & Literature 83
General Romance Languages 16
Portuguese 3
Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 1

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