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2025 Best Italian Language & Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

16 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
97 Italian Language Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, italian language & literature sits in the middle of the road, ranking #667 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 16 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for italian language & literature students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 97 degrees in italian language & literature annually.

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Choosing a Great Italian Language & Literature School

Best Italian Language & Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region The italian language program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Italian Language & Literature rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for italian 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.

Italian Language & Literature Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Italian Language
Master's Degrees in Italian Language
Doctor's Degrees in Italian Language

The italian language school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Italian Language & Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. 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 Italian Language & Literature in the Middle Atlantic Region

The schools below may not offer all types of italian language degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Italian Language

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY
10.0% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you want to pursue a degree in italian language & literature. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 10 italian language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC

It is difficult to beat Georgetown University if you wish to pursue a degree in italian language & literature. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.More information about a degree in italian language & literature from Georgetown University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In NY
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in italian language & literature has to check out Cornell University. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were roughly 3 italian language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD

Any student pursuing a degree in italian language & literature needs to take a look at University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were approximately 1 italian language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year.

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA
77.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.

There were approximately 9 italian language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent year we have data available.

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

Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were approximately 7 italian language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In PA
54.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 103 colleges for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 11 italian language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Pitt in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal, Binghamton University is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 15th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 6 italian language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Binghamton University in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DE

UD is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Newark. This university ranks 1st out of 3 colleges for overall quality in the state of Delaware.

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

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Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY

Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Syracuse. A Best Colleges rank of #62 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Syracuse is a great university overall.

There were about 3 italian language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Syracuse in the most recent data year.

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Best Italian Language & Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best italian language & literature colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 65
Pennsylvania 978 18
Maryland 618 0
New Jersey 614 15
District of Columbia 441 4
Delaware 345 9

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One of 8 majors within the Romance Languages area of study, Italian Language & Literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Spanish Language & Literature 1,280
French Language & Literature 428
General Hispanic & Latin American Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 92
General Romance Languages 81
Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 21
Portuguese 7

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