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Best Schools for Romance Languages & Literatures in 2026

198 schools ranked by DegreeWorth Score · Updated 2026

These are the top schools offering Romance Languages & Literatures, ranked by DegreeWorth Score. The score combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and return on tuition investment. The average Romance Languages & Literatures graduate earns $34,638/yr across 198 schools.

Programs Ranked

198

Avg Earnings

$34,638/yr

Avg DW Score

35/100

AI Risk

Very High

61% task exposure

All Romance Languages & Literatures Programs Ranked

Click any row for full AI scenario analysis, earnings projections, and career path breakdown.

#	School	DW Score	Earnings	ROI
1	Brigham Young University Provo, UT · Private nonprofit	57 48–57	$40,002/yr	26.4x
2	University of Rhode Island Kingston, RI · Public	53 45–54	$59,220/yr	9.0x
3	University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, WI · Public	52 42–52	$41,109/yr	15.4x
4	Minnesota State University-Mankato Mankato, MN · Public	51 42–51	$37,845/yr	15.9x
5	University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT · Public	51 42–52	$45,868/yr	13.6x
6	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX · Public	50 41–50	$46,860/yr	10.3x
7	University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Whitewater, WI · Public	50 41–51	$42,722/yr	15.3x
8	CUNY Queens College Queens, NY · Public	49 40–50	$37,654/yr	17.9x
9	CUNY York College Jamaica, NY · Public	49 40–50	$46,882/yr	14.9x
10	University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public	48 39–49	$40,818/yr	10.1x
11	Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA · Public	48 40–49	$36,237/yr	16.8x
12	Binghamton University Vestal, NY · Public	48 40–49	$32,718/yr	16.1x
13	University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Green Bay, WI · Public	48 38–48	$43,126/yr	13.9x
14	Idaho State University Pocatello, ID · Public	46 37–47	$38,054/yr	14.7x
15	University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD · Public	46 37–47	$39,516/yr	11.4x
16	Utah State University Logan, UT · Public	46 39–46	$30,242/yr	17.0x
17	University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI · Public	46 37–46	$35,720/yr	12.6x
18	Arizona State University Campus Immersion Tempe, AZ · Public	45 36–46	$42,436/yr	10.1x
19	California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA · Public	45 36–45	$34,117/yr	16.6x
20	New Jersey City University Jersey City, NJ · Public	45 36–46	$39,714/yr	9.7x
21	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · Public	45 37–46	$34,929/yr	12.4x
22	Weber State University Ogden, UT · Public	45 40–46	$27,989/yr	23.8x
23	University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public	44 39–45	$27,578/yr	23.1x
24	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public	44 35–45	$38,942/yr	8.8x
25	Indiana University-Bloomington Bloomington, IN · Public	44 36–44	$33,307/yr	12.3x
26	University of Nebraska-Lincoln Lincoln, NE · Public	44 35–44	$38,478/yr	11.9x
27	Western Carolina University Cullowhee, NC · Public	44 36–45	$36,179/yr	19.0x
28	Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA · Private nonprofit	44 35–45	$51,120/yr	2.1x
29	Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX · Public	44 35–45	$40,562/yr	12.2x
30	University of Washington-Seattle Campus Seattle, WA · Public	44 35–44	$34,572/yr	11.2x
31	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse La Crosse, WI · Public	44 35–44	$37,018/yr	12.6x
32	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · Public	44 36–44	$33,705/yr	13.5x
33	Northern Illinois University Dekalb, IL · Public	43 34–44	$40,586/yr	9.5x
34	University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque, NM · Public	43 35–43	$32,236/yr	15.7x
35	Colgate University Hamilton, NY · Private nonprofit	43 35–44	$53,541/yr	2.0x
36	Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit	43 35–44	$54,327/yr	1.9x
37	State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY · Public	43 37–43	$28,681/yr	16.6x
38	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC · Public	43 35–43	$32,508/yr	14.4x
39	University of Washington-Tacoma Campus Tacoma, WA · Public	43 35–44	$34,572/yr	11.0x
40	University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA · Public	42 33–42	$35,635/yr	9.1x
41	University of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN · Private nonprofit	42 33–42	$46,030/yr	2.1x
42	University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls, IA · Public	42 33–42	$34,702/yr	12.5x
43	Bentley University Waltham, MA · Private nonprofit	42 35–43	$66,917/yr	1.9x
44	College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA · Private nonprofit	42 34–43	$52,210/yr	2.1x
45	Winona State University Winona, MN · Public	42 33–43	$41,866/yr	10.3x
46	Montclair State University Montclair, NJ · Public	42 33–43	$47,487/yr	7.0x
47	CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public	42 35–43	$30,534/yr	17.2x
48	University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC · Public	42 33–42	$35,208/yr	15.0x
49	Villanova University Villanova, PA · Private nonprofit	42 33–42	$45,088/yr	2.1x
50	Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX · Private nonprofit	42 34–43	$57,858/yr	1.9x
51	University of Virginia-Main Campus Charlottesville, VA · Public	42 33–43	$38,269/yr	6.7x
52	University of Georgia Athens, GA · Public	41 33–42	$33,169/yr	11.7x
53	Illinois State University Normal, IL · Public	41 33–42	$49,448/yr	6.3x
54	CUNY City College New York, NY · Public	41 37–41	$23,932/yr	19.6x
55	CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York, NY · Public	41 32–41	$37,442/yr	11.5x
56	Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY · Public	41 32–42	$43,821/yr	9.3x
57	California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA · Public	41 34–41	$30,502/yr	17.5x
58	Iowa State University Ames, IA · Public	40 31–40	$37,909/yr	10.3x
59	University of Nevada-Reno Reno, NV · Public	40 32–41	$35,591/yr	12.2x
60	Kean University Union, NJ · Public	40 31–41	$42,750/yr	7.8x
61	Western Washington University Bellingham, WA · Public	40 35–40	$26,557/yr	15.0x
62	University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA · Public	39 31–40	$36,692/yr	8.4x
63	California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA · Public	39 30–40	$36,444/yr	10.5x
64	Florida State University Tallahassee, FL · Public	39 32–39	$28,603/yr	19.4x
65	Westfield State University Westfield, MA · Public	39 30–40	$40,405/yr	7.5x
66	CUNY Lehman College Bronx, NY · Public	39 31–40	$35,941/yr	11.1x
67	Dickinson College Carlisle, PA · Private nonprofit	39 30–39	$39,694/yr	2.2x
68	Texas State University San Marcos, TX · Public	39 31–40	$35,781/yr	10.1x
69	The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX · Public	39 32–39	$30,291/yr	12.8x
70	William & Mary Williamsburg, VA · Public	39 29–39	$40,260/yr	4.7x
71	University of Idaho Moscow, ID · Public	38 29–38	$36,200/yr	9.3x
72	Michigan State University East Lansing, MI · Public	38 29–38	$35,658/yr	7.6x
73	Miami University-Oxford Oxford, OH · Public	38 28–38	$39,220/yr	6.1x
74	Vanderbilt University Nashville, TN · Private nonprofit	38 29–39	$47,208/yr	1.8x
75	University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI · Public	38 30–39	$36,411/yr	11.4x
76	Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale, AZ · Public	38 29–39	$42,436/yr	—
77	Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, AZ · Public	37 29–38	$33,901/yr	9.3x
78	California State University-Chico Chico, CA · Public	37 34–37	$22,917/yr	16.3x
79	California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA · Public	37 35–38	$20,070/yr	19.1x
80	Butler University Indianapolis, IN · Private nonprofit	37 28–37	$43,678/yr	2.4x
81	Amherst College Amherst, MA · Private nonprofit	37 28–38	$49,322/yr	0.8x
82	Tufts University Medford, MA · Private nonprofit	37 28–37	$49,164/yr	0.8x
83	University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC · Public	37 29–38	$35,191/yr	12.3x
84	Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus Indiana, PA · Public	37 28–37	$37,374/yr	7.2x
85	College of Charleston Charleston, SC · Public	37 29–37	$32,503/yr	9.3x
86	Clemson University Clemson, SC · Public	37 28–37	$39,209/yr	5.3x
87	University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX · Public	37 28–37	$34,003/yr	10.0x
88	California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA · Public	37 30–37	$29,329/yr	14.2x
89	University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus Waterbury, CT · Public	37 29–37	$32,795/yr	7.4x
90	University of Connecticut-Avery Point Groton, CT · Public	37 29–37	$32,795/yr	7.4x
91	University of Connecticut-Stamford Stamford, CT · Public	37 29–37	$32,795/yr	7.4x
92	University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus Hartford, CT · Public	37 29–37	$32,795/yr	7.4x
93	University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public	36 30–36	$26,966/yr	9.9x
94	University of Connecticut Storrs, CT · Public	36 28–36	$32,795/yr	6.2x
95	Emory University Atlanta, GA · Private nonprofit	36 27–37	$40,019/yr	2.0x
96	Ball State University Muncie, IN · Public	36 27–36	$37,553/yr	8.8x
97	DePauw University Greencastle, IN · Private nonprofit	36 27–37	$43,049/yr	2.0x
98	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Minneapolis, MN · Public	36 28–36	$31,622/yr	7.7x
99	Ohio State University-Main Campus Columbus, OH · Public	36 31–37	$27,815/yr	10.5x
100	University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR · Public	35 32–35	$19,519/yr	13.9x
101	University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA · Public	35 27–35	$32,934/yr	7.9x
102	Elmhurst University Elmhurst, IL · Private nonprofit	35 26–35	$35,767/yr	2.9x
103	Indiana University-Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN · Public	35 28–36	$32,084/yr	10.3x
104	University of North Carolina Wilmington Wilmington, NC · Public	35 30–35	$25,426/yr	15.2x
105	University of Portland Portland, OR · Private nonprofit	35 26–36	$41,018/yr	2.0x
106	Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA · Private nonprofit	35 26–36	$45,300/yr	0.7x
107	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX · Public	35 28–35	$30,505/yr	9.9x
108	University of Arizona Tucson, AZ · Public	34 26–35	$34,484/yr	7.7x
109	California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Public	34 31–34	$21,609/yr	16.4x
110	University of Delaware Newark, DE · Public	34 26–35	$36,297/yr	4.6x
111	Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit	34 25–35	$46,190/yr	1.5x
112	Georgia State University Atlanta, GA · Public	34 29–35	$26,232/yr	13.4x
113	Boise State University Boise, ID · Public	34 29–34	$26,579/yr	12.9x
114	University of Iowa Iowa City, IA · Public	34 28–34	$28,746/yr	10.5x
115	Oakland University Rochester Hills, MI · Public	34 25–34	$35,411/yr	5.0x
116	Concordia College at Moorhead Moorhead, MN · Private nonprofit	34 24–34	$40,212/yr	3.2x
117	Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJ · Public	34 27–34	$31,335/yr	7.1x
118	Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ · Public	34 27–34	$31,335/yr	7.0x
119	Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJ · Public	34 27–35	$31,335/yr	7.3x
120	Cornell University Ithaca, NY · Private nonprofit	34 26–34	$33,419/yr	2.1x
121	Gettysburg College Gettysburg, PA · Private nonprofit	34 25–35	$44,068/yr	0.7x
122	Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX · Public	34 30–35	$25,814/yr	10.8x
123	Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, OR · Public	34 25–34	$34,510/yr	5.9x
124	University of California-Davis Davis, CA · Public	33 26–33	$29,330/yr	7.8x
125	University of the Pacific Stockton, CA · Private nonprofit	33 24–34	$43,472/yr	1.8x
126	San Diego State University San Diego, CA · Public	33 27–33	$28,182/yr	12.2x
127	Colby College Waterville, ME · Private nonprofit	33 24–34	$42,326/yr	0.6x
128	Grand Valley State University Allendale, MI · Public	33 25–33	$31,569/yr	7.5x
129	Western Michigan University Kalamazoo, MI · Public	33 25–33	$32,630/yr	7.1x
130	University of Minnesota-Duluth Duluth, MN · Public	33 26–34	$31,174/yr	7.9x
131	Oregon State University Corvallis, OR · Public	33 25–34	$34,510/yr	5.4x
132	University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia, SC · Public	33 30–34	$21,411/yr	10.9x
133	California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA · Public	32 29–32	$18,490/yr	14.9x
134	Bates College Lewiston, ME · Private nonprofit	32 23–33	$40,395/yr	0.6x
135	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public	32 29–33	$22,803/yr	8.3x
136	Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY · Private nonprofit	32 23–33	$40,204/yr	0.5x
137	Syracuse University Syracuse, NY · Private nonprofit	32 23–33	$39,825/yr	0.6x
138	University of Oregon Eugene, OR · Public	32 25–32	$29,765/yr	7.3x
139	University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg Greensburg, PA · Public	32 25–32	$29,617/yr	7.8x
140	Marquette University Milwaukee, WI · Private nonprofit	32 23–33	$41,033/yr	2.0x
141	DePaul University Chicago, IL · Private nonprofit	31 22–31	$39,207/yr	2.1x
142	University at Albany Albany, NY · Public	31 24–31	$30,810/yr	6.4x
143	Temple University Philadelphia, PA · Public	31 24–31	$30,970/yr	5.1x
144	University of North Texas Denton, TX · Public	31 27–31	$24,880/yr	10.4x
145	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX · Public	31 25–31	$27,138/yr	10.5x
146	California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA · Public	30 24–30	$27,657/yr	8.3x
147	University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA · Public	30 26–31	$24,453/yr	8.6x
148	Wheaton College Wheaton, IL · Private nonprofit	30 21–31	$37,025/yr	1.1x
149	Williams College Williamstown, MA · Private nonprofit	30 22–31	$37,968/yr	0.5x
150	Rowan University Glassboro, NJ · Public	30 22–30	$33,081/yr	5.8x
151	Fordham University Bronx, NY · Private nonprofit	30 21–31	$44,073/yr	1.2x
152	Hamilton College Clinton, NY · Private nonprofit	30 21–31	$41,946/yr	1.2x
153	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati, OH · Public	30 23–30	$30,504/yr	4.6x
154	Eastern Washington University Cheney, WA · Public	30 24–30	$27,427/yr	11.2x
155	Chapman University Orange, CA · Private nonprofit	29 21–30	$36,546/yr	0.5x
156	Calvin University Grand Rapids, MI · Private nonprofit	29 20–30	$38,068/yr	2.2x
157	Hope College Holland, MI · Private nonprofit	29 21–30	$35,992/yr	2.4x
158	Denison University Granville, OH · Private nonprofit	29 20–30	$42,992/yr	1.0x
159	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA · Public	29 22–29	$29,617/yr	5.0x
160	Wofford College Spartanburg, SC · Private nonprofit	29 20–29	$39,499/yr	1.5x
161	University of Denver Denver, CO · Private nonprofit	28 19–29	$41,865/yr	0.8x
162	Baylor University Waco, TX · Private nonprofit	28 20–28	$34,649/yr	0.6x
163	University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI · Public	28 23–28	$26,584/yr	7.1x
164	California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public	27 24–27	$20,433/yr	12.9x
165	San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA · Public	27 23–28	$25,242/yr	7.5x
166	Central College Pella, IA · Private nonprofit	27 20–27	$30,211/yr	2.6x
167	Central Michigan University Mount Pleasant, MI · Public	27 21–27	$28,231/yr	6.8x
168	University of New Hampshire-Main Campus Durham, NH · Public	27 22–28	$27,312/yr	5.6x
169	Monmouth College Monmouth, IL · Private nonprofit	26 18–26	$32,036/yr	0.8x
170	Wellesley College Wellesley, MA · Private nonprofit	26 17–27	$36,776/yr	1.2x
171	St Olaf College Northfield, MN · Private nonprofit	26 18–26	$32,094/yr	0.4x
172	Portland State University Portland, OR · Public	26 20–26	$27,500/yr	7.7x
173	Lake Forest College Lake Forest, IL · Private nonprofit	25 16–25	$35,622/yr	1.3x
174	Western Kentucky University Bowling Green, KY · Public	25 21–25	$24,967/yr	8.1x
175	Smith College Northampton, MA · Private nonprofit	25 16–25	$35,407/yr	1.1x
176	Wright State University-Main Campus Dayton, OH · Public	25 21–25	$23,739/yr	8.5x
177	University of Redlands Redlands, CA · Private nonprofit	24 18–24	$27,731/yr	1.9x
178	Dominican University River Forest, IL · Private nonprofit	24 17–24	$29,102/yr	0.9x
179	Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit	24 16–24	$32,356/yr	1.3x
180	Gonzaga University Spokane, WA · Private nonprofit	24 17–24	$29,859/yr	0.4x
181	Valparaiso University Valparaiso, IN · Private nonprofit	23 16–23	$31,752/yr	1.7x
182	Centre College Danville, KY · Private nonprofit	23 20–23	$19,503/yr	-0.0x
183	Mercer University Macon, GA · Private nonprofit	22 17–22	$26,952/yr	0.6x
184	Drew University Madison, NJ · Private nonprofit	21 15–21	$27,823/yr	2.0x
185	Nazareth University Rochester, NY · Private nonprofit	21 16–21	$25,979/yr	0.6x
186	Bowling Green State University-Main Campus Bowling Green, OH · Public	21 18–22	$22,734/yr	5.9x
187	Grinnell College Grinnell, IA · Private nonprofit	20 14–20	$28,691/yr	1.3x
188	Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA · Private nonprofit	20 16–20	$24,773/yr	0.2x
189	University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA · Private nonprofit	20 16–21	$25,035/yr	1.7x
190	Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY · Private nonprofit	19 13–19	$28,999/yr	1.0x
191	Ohio Wesleyan University Delaware, OH · Private nonprofit	19 15–20	$23,537/yr	0.1x
192	Susquehanna University Selinsgrove, PA · Private nonprofit	19 15–20	$23,699/yr	0.0x
193	Augustana College Rock Island, IL · Private nonprofit	18 14–18	$24,208/yr	1.8x
194	Washington & Jefferson College Washington, PA · Private nonprofit	18 15–18	$19,700/yr	0.7x
195	Seattle University Seattle, WA · Private nonprofit	18 13–19	$28,082/yr	1.2x
196	Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MA · Private nonprofit	17 12–17	$26,013/yr	1.1x
197	Willamette University Salem, OR · Private nonprofit	17 12–18	$27,044/yr	1.2x
198	Allegheny College Meadville, PA · Private nonprofit	16 13–17	$21,822/yr	1.6x

Methodology

Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score, which combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings (Year 1 after graduation), AI automation resilience (based on OpenAI and academic research), job market size (BLS annual openings), and earnings-to-tuition multiple (10-year projected earnings vs. 4-year tuition).

Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, which reports actual median earnings of graduates — not self-reported surveys.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best school for Romance Languages & Literatures?

Based on our DegreeWorth Score, Brigham Young University ranks #1 for Romance Languages & Literatures with a score of 57/100 and graduate earnings of $40,002/yr.

How much do Romance Languages & Literatures graduates earn?

Across 198 schools, Romance Languages & Literatures graduates earn an average of $34,638/yr in their first year. The highest-earning program reports $66,917/yr.

Is Romance Languages & Literatures a good major for AI resistance?

Romance Languages & Literatures has an average AI task exposure of 61%, rated "Very High". This field has significant AI exposure. Check individual program pages for scenario analysis.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.