When it comes to popularity, russian language & literature sits in the middle of the road, ranking #622 out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Russian Language & Literature Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 364 degrees in russian language & literature annually.
Choosing a Great Russian Language & Literature School
The russian language program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Russian Language & Literature rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for russian language & literature schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Pick Your Russian Language & Literature Degree Level
The russian 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 Russian Language & Literature Schools.
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Best Schools for Russian Language & Literature in the United States
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the russian language degree levels they offer.
Any student pursuing a degree in russian language & literature needs to check out University of Wisconsin - Madison. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very 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 roughly 13 russian language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
Ohio State University - Main Campus is a great choice for students interested in a degree in russian language & literature. Ohio State is a very large public university located in the city of Columbus. This university ranks 1st out of 91 schools for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were roughly 12 russian language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.
Brigham Young University - Provo is a great option for students interested in a degree in russian language & literature. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Provo. This university ranks 3rd out of 11 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 33 russian language & literature students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent data year.
It's difficult to beat University of Georgia if you wish to pursue a degree in russian language & literature. Located in the medium-sized city of Athens, UGA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UGA is a great university overall.
There were about 5 russian language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UGA in the most recent data year.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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The russian language program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Russian Language & Literature rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for russian language & literature schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
