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2025 Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools

161 Colleges in the United States
7,108 Bachelor's Degrees
If you pursue a bachelor's degree in spanish language & literature, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #53 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.

College Factual reviewed 161 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of spanish language & literature. Combined, these schools handed out 7,108 bachelor's degrees in spanish language & literature to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Spanish Language & Literature School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools Your choice of spanish language & literature for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for spanish language & literature students working on their bachelor's degree.

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The spanish 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 Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Spanish Language & Literature in the United States

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for spanish language & literature students seeking a a bachelor's degree. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.

25 Top Schools for a Bachelor's in Spanish Language

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
56 Annual Graduates

University of Notre Dame is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in spanish language & literature. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from University of Notre Dame

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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TN
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
41 Annual Graduates

Vanderbilt University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in spanish language & literature. Located in the city of Nashville, Vanderbilt is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from Vanderbilt University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
75 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in spanish language & literature needs to look into University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
129 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a good option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in spanish language & literature. UW - Madison is a very large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
74 Annual Graduates

University of Virginia is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Charlottesville.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from University of Virginia - Main Campus

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
27 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from Tufts University

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11 Annual Graduates

Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from Columbia University in the City of New York

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58 Annual Graduates

UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Amherst.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
46 Annual Graduates

UIUC is a very large public university located in the small city of Champaign.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
10 Annual Graduates

Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from Georgetown University

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25 Annual Graduates

UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from University of California - Los Angeles

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9 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from Cornell University

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51 Annual Graduates

UCSB is a very large public university located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from University of California - Santa Barbara

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26 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Worcester, Holy Cross is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from College of the Holy Cross

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Undergraduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
57 Annual Graduates

UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the city of Minneapolis.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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25 Annual Graduates

UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from The University of Texas at Austin

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52 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from Ohio State University - Main Campus

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
87 Annual Graduates

UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Davis.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from University of California - Davis

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University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
15 Annual Graduates

UF is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from University of Florida

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
26 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from University of Maryland - College Park

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38 Annual Graduates

URI is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Kingston.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from University of Rhode Island

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
17 Annual Graduates

UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Seattle.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
46 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from Indiana University - Bloomington

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Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
23 Annual Graduates

Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Lewisburg.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from Bucknell University

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
51 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in spanish language & literature from University of Oregon

Rest of the Top Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
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University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA
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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional great schools for Spanish Language & Literature students that almost earned our Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
33 University of Georgia Athens, GA
34 Furman University Greenville, SC
35 Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX
36 Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA
37 University of Oklahoma Norman Campus Norman, OK
38 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
39 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
40 Florida State University Tallahassee, FL
41 Smith College Northampton, MA
42 Marquette University Milwaukee, WI
43 Binghamton University Vestal, NY
44 University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO
45 Colby College Waterville, ME
46 University of Delaware Newark, DE
47 University of South Carolina - Columbia Columbia, SC
48 Butler University Indianapolis, IN
49 Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA
50 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
51 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY
52 University of California - Irvine Irvine, CA
53 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA

Spanish Language & Literature by Region

View the Best Spanish Language & Literature Bachelor's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Spanish Language & Literature is one of 8 different types of Romance Languages programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
French Language & Literature 1,650
General Hispanic & Latin American Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 215
Italian Language & Literature 215
General Romance Languages 143
Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 119
Portuguese 44

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