2025 Best French Language & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region
36
Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
426
French Language Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in
french language & literature, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #257 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 36 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for french language & literature students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 426 degrees in french language & literature to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings
Choosing a Great French Language & Literature School
Your choice of french language & literature school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall French Language & Literature School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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
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 French Language & Literature Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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Best Schools for French Language & Literature in the Great Lakes Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the french language degree levels they offer.
10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in French Language
Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IN
University of Notre Dame is a great option for students pursuing a degree in french language & literature. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.
There were roughly 9 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In MI
Any student who is interested in french language & literature has to look into University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were roughly 20 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In WI
86
French Language Degrees Awarded
University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great choice for students interested in a degree in french language & literature. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.
There were about 86 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in french language & literature. UIUC is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Champaign. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were about 15 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In OH
Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #70 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.
There were roughly 16 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.
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Doctor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In IN
Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.
There were roughly 13 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
5th
Most Popular In WI
Marquette is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Milwaukee. A Best Colleges rank of #114 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Marquette is a great university overall.
There were about 1 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Marquette in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
7th
Most Popular In IN
Located in the city of Indianapolis, Butler is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 10th out of 41 colleges for overall quality in the state of Indiana.
There were about 4 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Butler in the most recent data year.
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Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were about 7 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IL
Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.
There were about 8 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent data year.
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