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2025 Best Romance Languages Schools in the Southeast Region

31 Colleges in the Southeast Region
2,039 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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 31 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Romance Languages Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 2,039 degrees in romance languages annually.

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Choosing a Great Romance Languages School

Best Romance Languages Schools in the Southeast 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 Southeast 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 Southeast 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 Southeast Region Schools in Romance Languages

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
76 Romance Languages Degrees Awarded
13.2% Growth in Graduates

Any student who is interested in romance languages needs to look into Vanderbilt University. Vanderbilt is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Nashville. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Vanderbilt is a great university overall.

There were approximately 76 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at Vanderbilt in the most recent year we have data available. Romance Languages degree recipients from Vanderbilt University get an earnings boost of about $11,860 over the average earnings of romance languages graduates.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
133 Romance Languages Degrees Awarded
$38,269 Median Starting Salary

University of Virginia - Main Campus is a great choice for students interested in a degree in romance languages. Located in the midsize suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #35 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means University of Virginia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 133 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at University of Virginia in the most recent year we have data available. Romance Languages degree recipients from University of Virginia - Main Campus receive an earnings boost of around $2,921 over the average earnings of romance languages majors.

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
78 Romance Languages Degrees Awarded
6.4% Growth in Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in romance languages has to look into University of Florida. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.

There were approximately 78 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, romance languages degree recipients generally make around $27,578 at the beginning of their careers.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
34 Romance Languages Degrees Awarded
$32,356 Median Starting Salary

Tulane University of Louisiana is a good option for students interested in a degree in romance languages. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New Orleans. A Best Colleges rank of #95 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.

There were roughly 34 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent data year. After graduating, romance languages degree recipients usually earn about $32,356 at the beginning of their careers.

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$40,019 Median Starting Salary

Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #31 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.

There were about 23 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the romance languages program at Emory University make $4,671 above the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

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Furman University
Greenville, SC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In SC

Located in the large suburb of Greenville, Furman is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 5th out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.

There were roughly 30 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at Furman in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
61 Romance Languages Degrees Awarded
$33,169 Median Starting Salary

Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.

There were roughly 61 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year. Graduates who receive their degree from the romance languages program make around $33,169 in their early career salary.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
64 Romance Languages Degrees Awarded
$32,508 Median Starting Salary

UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.

There were about 64 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, romance languages degree recipients usually make about $32,508 at the beginning of their careers.

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
49 Romance Languages Degrees Awarded
$28,603 Median Starting Salary

Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #117 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Florida State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 49 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the romance languages program make about $28,603 in their early career salary.

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

UofSC is a very large public university located in the city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.

There were about 20 romance languages students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best Romance Languages Colleges by State

Explore the best romance languages schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Georgia 287 254
Florida 282 330
North Carolina 279 428
Virginia 274 283
Tennessee 269 157
South Carolina 248 205
Kentucky 244 176
Louisiana 242 126
Mississippi 234 30
Arkansas 234 101
Alabama 233 142
West Virginia 207 12

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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 1,529
French Language & Literature 327
Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 73
General Romance Languages 69
General Hispanic & Latin American Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 26
Italian Language & Literature 8
Portuguese 7

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 1,793
American Sign Language 347
Classical Languages & Literature 281
Germanic Languages 151
East Asian Languages 139
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 128
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 53
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 46
Second Language Learning 12

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