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2025 Best Romance Languages Doctor's Degree Schools

9 Colleges in the United States
376 Doctor's Degrees
Romance Languages is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #67 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 9 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Romance Languages Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 376 doctor's degrees in romance languages during the <nil> academic year.

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Choosing a Great Romance Languages School for Your Doctor's Degree

Best Romance Languages Doctor's Degree Schools The romance languages doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for romance languages students working on their doctor's degree.

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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 Doctor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Romance Languages in the United States

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for romance languages students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Romance Languages

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13 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in romance languages. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in romance languages from Columbia University in the City of New York

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11 Annual Graduates

The University of Texas at Austin is a great choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in romance languages. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in romance languages from The University of Texas at Austin

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15 Annual Graduates

Ohio State University - Main Campus is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in romance languages. Ohio State is a very large public university located in the large city of Columbus.More information about a doctorate in romance languages from Ohio State University - Main Campus

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10 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a good choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in romance languages. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in romance languages from University of Wisconsin - Madison

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10 Annual Graduates

Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick.More information about a doctorate in romance languages from Rutgers University - New Brunswick

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10 Annual Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in romance languages from University of Georgia

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
10 Annual Graduates

Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in romance languages from Florida State University

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10 Annual Graduates

UK is a very large public university located in the city of Lexington.More information about a doctorate in romance languages from University of Kentucky

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10 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Houston, UH is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in romance languages from University of Houston

Romance Languages by Region

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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 165
French Language & Literature 57
Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 53
General Romance Languages 50
General Hispanic & Latin American Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 28
Italian Language & Literature 19
Portuguese 4

Related Major Annual Graduates
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 428
Classical Languages & Literature 85
East Asian Languages 72
Germanic Languages 49
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 39
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 26
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 20
South Asian Languages 8
Southeast Asian & Pacific Languages 3
African Languages 2

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