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2023 Most Popular Colleges for Portuguese in the New England Region

7 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$32,000 Avg Cost*
Most Well Attended Portuguese Major in the New England Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Portuguese Major in the New England Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 86 people earned their degree in Portuguese, making the major the 1010th most popular in the United States.

Across the New England region, there were 22 Portuguese graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Portuguese Major in the New England Region” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in Portuguese. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in Portuguese.

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Most Well Attended Portuguese Major in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region portuguese students.

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Portuguese Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #1 spot on the list. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 11 ’s Portuguese degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Full University of Massachusetts Amherst Portuguese Report

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Brown University
Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Portuguese Major in the New England Region list. Providence, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s Portuguese degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Portuguese at Brown University

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University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
North Dartmouth, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Portuguese Major in the New England Region. Located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified ’s Portuguese students in 2020-2021.

Full UMass Dartmouth Portuguese Report

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Smith College
Northampton, Massachusetts

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Smith College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Portuguese Major in the New England Region. Northampton, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s Portuguese degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Portuguese at Smith

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Rhode Island College
Providence, Rhode Island

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rhode Island College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Portuguese Major in the New England Region list. Rhode Island College is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 0 ’s Portuguese degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Portuguese at Rhode Island College

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Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Harvard University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Portuguese Major in the New England Region list. Harvard University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It awarded 0 ’s Portuguese degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read more about Portuguese at Harvard University

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Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Portuguese Major in the New England Region list. Dartmouth is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Hanover, New Hampshire. It awarded 0 ’s Portuguese degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Portuguese at Dartmouth College

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