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2025 Best Portuguese Schools

11 Colleges in the United States
77 Portuguese Degrees Awarded
If you're seeking a degree in portuguese, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #1010 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual looked at 11 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Portuguese Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 77 degrees in portuguese to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Portuguese School

Best Portuguese Schools The portuguese program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Portuguese rankings. For our Best Overall Portuguese 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.

Portuguese Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Portuguese
Master's Degrees in Portuguese
Doctor's Degrees in Portuguese

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Portuguese Schools 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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If you want to learn more about how we derive our rankings, see College Factual's Methodology.

Best Schools for Portuguese in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the portuguese degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Schools in Portuguese

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY

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

There were roughly 1 portuguese students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in portuguese from Columbia University in the City of New York

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI

Any student who is interested in portuguese has to check out University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were about 1 portuguese students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in portuguese from University of Wisconsin - Madison

3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MA

Every student pursuing a degree in portuguese needs to take a look at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Located in the city of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 8 portuguese students who graduated with this degree at UMass Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.

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4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in portuguese. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #41 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UIUC is a great university overall.

There were about 1 portuguese students who graduated with this degree at UIUC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in portuguese from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA

Located in the suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #47 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCSB is a great university overall.

There were roughly 2 portuguese students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in portuguese from University of California - Santa Barbara

6

Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.More information about a degree in portuguese from The University of Texas at Austin

7
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

Ohio State is a very large public university located in the large city of Columbus. This university ranks 1st out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 2 portuguese students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in portuguese from Ohio State University - Main Campus

8
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In UT
4.2% Growth in Graduates

BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Provo. This university ranks 3rd out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.

There were about 24 portuguese students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in portuguese from Brigham Young University - Provo

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Smith College
Northampton, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MA

Located in the small city of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 21st out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 2 portuguese students who graduated with this degree at Smith in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in portuguese from Smith College

10
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NM

UNM is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Albuquerque. This university ranks 1st out of 24 schools for overall quality in the state of New Mexico.

There were roughly 2 portuguese students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in portuguese from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Portuguese by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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One of 8 majors within the Romance Languages area of study, Portuguese has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Spanish Language & Literature 10,044
French Language & Literature 2,156
General Hispanic & Latin American Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 602
Italian Language & Literature 332
General Romance Languages 270
Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 163

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