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2025 Best French Language & Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

24 Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
428 French Language Degrees Awarded
A degree in french language & literature is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #257 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual reviewed 24 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of french language & literature. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 428 degrees in french language & literature annually.

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Choosing a Great French Language & Literature School

Best French Language & Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region The french language program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for French Language & Literature rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for french 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.

French Language & Literature Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in French Language
Master's Degrees in French Language
Doctor's Degrees in French Language

The french 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 French Language & Literature Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for French Language & Literature in the Middle Atlantic Region

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 french language degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in French Language

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In NY

Columbia University in the City of New York is a good option for students interested in a degree in french language & literature. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 18 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC

Georgetown University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in french language & literature. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were about 8 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY

Every student who is interested in french language & literature has to look into Cornell University. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca. A Best Colleges rank of #9 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were roughly 3 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent data year.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In MD

University of Maryland - College Park is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in french language & literature. UMCP is a very large public university located in the large suburb of College Park. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.

There were roughly 10 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA

Located in the distant town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 11th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were about 5 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Bucknell in the most recent year we have data available.

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Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NY

Colgate is a small private not-for-profit university located in the rural area of Hamilton. A Best Colleges rank of #133 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Colgate is a great university overall.

There were about 4 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Colgate in the most recent year we have data available.

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Villanova University
Villanova, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In PA

Located in the suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #34 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Villanova is a great university overall.

There were approximately 6 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Villanova in the most recent data year.

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Hamilton College
Clinton, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY

Hamilton is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize suburb of Clinton. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Hamilton is a great college overall.

There were about 13 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Hamilton in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NJ

Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. A Best Colleges rank of #74 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rutgers New Brunswick is a great university overall.

There were approximately 6 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent data year.

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Gettysburg College
Gettysburg, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA

Gettysburg is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Gettysburg. This college ranks 16th out of 103 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were approximately 4 french language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Gettysburg in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best French Language & Literature Colleges by State

Explore the best french language & literature schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
New York 1,026 258
Pennsylvania 978 150
Maryland 618 69
New Jersey 614 25
District of Columbia 441 16
Delaware 345 5

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Spanish Language & Literature 1,280
Italian Language & Literature 97
General Hispanic & Latin American Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 92
General Romance Languages 81
Other Romance Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 21
Portuguese 7

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