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2025 Best French Language & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region

10 Colleges in the Southwest Region
145 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 10 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best French Language & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 145 degrees in french language & literature annually.

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Choosing a Great French Language & Literature School

Best French Language & Literature Schools in the Southwest Region 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

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 Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that 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 Southwest 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 Southwest Region Schools in French Language

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

The University of Texas at Austin is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in french language & literature. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were roughly 8 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

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2
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ
33 French Language Degrees Awarded

Any student pursuing a degree in french language & literature needs to check out University of Arizona. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the city of Tucson. A Best Colleges rank of #110 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means University of Arizona is a great university overall.

There were about 33 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX

Any student pursuing a degree in french language & literature needs to take a look at Southern Methodist University. SMU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Dallas. A Best Colleges rank of #142 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.

There were about 11 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In OK
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in french language & literature needs to check out University of Oklahoma Norman Campus. University of Oklahoma is a very large public university located in the suburb of Norman. This university ranks 1st out of 31 colleges for overall quality in the state of Oklahoma.

There were roughly 6 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at University of Oklahoma in the most recent year we have data available.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NM
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 1st out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were approximately 8 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available.

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6
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In TX

Located in the midsize city of Waco, Baylor is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #150 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Baylor is a great university overall.

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

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In AZ
13.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #108 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means ASU - Tempe is a great university overall.

There were roughly 15 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX
13.3% Growth in Graduates

UNT is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Denton. This university ranks 13th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 15 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UNT in the most recent data year.

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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TX
63.6% Growth in Graduates

Texas State is a very large public university located in the city of San Marcos. This university ranks 16th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 11 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Texas State in the most recent data year.

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10
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
8th Most Popular In TX

UT Arlington is a fairly large public university located in the city of Arlington. This university ranks 12th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 2 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UT Arlington 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 schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Texas 905 95
Arizona 670 46
Oklahoma 565 7
New Mexico 416 4

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One of 8 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 978
General Hispanic & Latin American Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 294
Italian Language & Literature 20
Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 14
General Romance Languages 12
Portuguese 2

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