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2025 Best Romance Languages Schools in the Plains States Region

14 Colleges in the Plains States Region
933 Romance Languages Degrees Awarded
$35,348 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in romance languages, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #65 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 14 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for romance languages students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 933 degrees in romance languages to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Romance Languages School

Best Romance Languages Schools in the Plains States Region The romance languages program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Romance Languages rankings. For our Best Overall Romance Languages School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Romance Languages Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Romance Languages
Master's Degrees in Romance Languages
Doctor's Degrees in Romance Languages

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 Romance Languages Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Romance Languages in the Plains States 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 romance languages degree levels they offer.

10 Top Plains States Region Schools in Romance Languages

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
93 Romance Languages Degrees Awarded
7.5% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a degree in romance languages. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were roughly 93 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the romance languages program state that they receive average early career wages of $31,622.

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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
57 Romance Languages Degrees Awarded
$28,746 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in romance languages has to look into University of Iowa. Iowa is a very large public university located in the small city of Iowa City. A Best Colleges rank of #80 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Iowa is a great university overall.

There were approximately 57 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at Iowa in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the romance languages program state that they receive average early career wages of $28,746.

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Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$28,691 Median Starting Salary

Grinnell College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in romance languages. Located in the town of Grinnell, Grinnell is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 4th out of 37 schools for overall quality in the state of Iowa.

There were approximately 30 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at Grinnell in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the romance languages program make an average of $28,691 for their early career.

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St Olaf College
Northfield, MN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$32,094 Median Starting Salary

It's difficult to beat St Olaf College if you want to pursue a degree in romance languages. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Northfield. A Best Colleges rank of #301 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means St. Olaf is a great college overall.

There were roughly 27 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at St. Olaf in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, romance languages degree recipients typically earn about $32,094 at the beginning of their careers.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
35 Romance Languages Degrees Awarded
$37,909 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Iowa State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 35 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at Iowa State in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the romance languages major at Iowa State University get $2,561 more than the standard college grad with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, MO
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MO

SLU is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #243 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means SLU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 27 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at SLU in the most recent year we have data available.

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KS
55 Romance Languages Degrees Awarded

KU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lawrence. A Best Colleges rank of #192 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means KU is a great university overall.

There were about 55 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
$37,845 Median Starting Salary

Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were approximately 18 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato in the most recent year we have data available. Romance Languages degree recipients from Minnesota State University - Mankato get an earnings boost of approximately $2,497 over the average earnings of romance languages graduates.

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UNL is a very large public university located in the city of Lincoln. A Best Colleges rank of #207 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNL is a great university overall.

There were about 26 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at UNL in the most recent year we have data available. Romance Languages degree recipients from University of Nebraska - Lincoln earn a boost of about $3,130 over the typical earnings of romance languages majors.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$31,174 Median Starting Salary

UMN Duluth is a moderately-sized public university located in the small city of Duluth. This university ranks 17th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were about 22 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, romance languages degree recipients typically earn around $31,174 in the first five years of their career.

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Best Romance Languages Colleges by State

Explore the best romance languages colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 317
Missouri 283 148
Kansas 266 72
Iowa 264 258
Nebraska 238 72
North Dakota 210 32
South Dakota 204 62

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One of 18 majors within the Foreign Languages & Linguistics area of study, Romance Languages has other similar majors worth exploring.

Romance Languages Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Spanish Language & Literature 709
French Language & Literature 170
General Romance Languages 41
Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 8
Italian Language & Literature 4
Portuguese 1

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 538
American Sign Language 214
East Asian Languages 113
Classical Languages & Literature 104
Germanic Languages 102
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 39
Second Language Learning 18
Native American Languages 11
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 9
South Asian Languages 5

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