2025 Best French Language & Literature Schools in Illinois
8
Colleges in Illinois
66
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.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for french language & literature students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 66 degrees in french language & literature annually.
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Choosing a Great French Language & Literature School
The french language program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for French Language & Literature rankings. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
French Language & Literature Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best French Language & Literature Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
Best Schools for French Language & Literature in Illinois
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.
Top Illinois Schools in French Language
It's difficult to beat University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign if you want to pursue a degree in french language & literature. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 15 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent data year.
More information about a degree in french language & literature from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IL
Loyola University Chicago is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in french language & literature. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #100 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Loyola Chicago is a great university overall.
There were approximately 8 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Loyola Chicago in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In IL
Every student who is interested in french language & literature needs to check out University of Illinois at Chicago. UIC is a very large public university located in the city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #254 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UIC is a great university overall.
There were approximately 9 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UIC in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
6th
Most Popular In IL
It is hard to beat Wheaton College Illinois if you wish to pursue a degree in french language & literature. Wheaton College Illinois is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Wheaton. This college ranks 13th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 2 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Wheaton College Illinois in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
4th
Most Popular In IL
Augustana is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of Rock Island. This college ranks 21st out of 85 colleges for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were about 4 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Augustana in the most recent data year.
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