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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

10 Ranked Colleges
72 Degrees Awarded
$40,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 15,905 people earned their degree in romance languages, making the major the 63rd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, romance languages graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,408 and had an average of $21,956 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,810 romance languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,851 and $23,907 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 72 romance languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,428 and $121,375 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in romance languages. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent romance languages programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the romance languages program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 10 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Romance Languages (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the #1 spot on the list. This large school is located in Evanston, Illinois, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s romance languages degrees in 2019-2020.

Northwestern also made our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern University are $56,567, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Chicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a public institution located in Madison, Wisconsin. The school has a large population, and it awarded 13 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Madison are $25,523, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full UW - Madison Romance Languages Report

#4

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, Indiana
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Notre Dame. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. University of Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit institution located in Notre Dame, Indiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Notre Dame did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Notre Dame are $57,522, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of Notre Dame Romance Languages Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 7 doctorate’s romance languages degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at U-M are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 7 doctorate’s romance languages degrees in 2019-2020.

Ohio State also took the #5 spot in our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Ohio State University - Main Campus Romance Languages Report

#4 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #7. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a large school located in Champaign, Illinois that handed out 12 doctorate’s romance languages degrees in 2019-2020.

UIUC also made our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are $30,083.

Full UIUC Romance Languages Report

#8

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
#7 in overall quality

Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 doctorate’s romance languages degrees to qualified students.

IU Bloomington also took the #7 spot in our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338.

Read more about Romance Languages at IU Bloomington

#8 in overall quality

University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Illinois at Chicago is a large school located in Chicago, Illinois that handed out 5 doctorate’s romance languages degrees in 2019-2020.

UIC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Illinois at Chicago are $27,036.

Read full report on Romance Languages at University of Illinois at Chicago

#9 in overall quality

University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Romance Languages Schools for a Doctorate in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This large school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s romance languages degrees in 2019-2020.

UC also made our “Best Romance Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #9. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Cincinnati - Main Campus are $26,644.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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