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2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

There are about 969 students enrolled in Italian Language and Literature in the USA.

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popularity

Not Very Popular

Compared to national avg.

Diplomas received last year

422

Vs. National Avg.

-97%

popularity Rank

#344

cost

Somewhat Expensive

Compared to national avg.

Median degree cost

$37K

Vs. National Avg.

53%

cost Rank

#49

salary

High Paying

Compared to national avg.

Average Salary Two Years Out of School

$51K

Vs. National Avg.

28%

salary Rank

#36

professors

Above Average

Compared to national avg.

Professor Rating

B-

Vs. National Avg.

27%

professors Rank

#42

students

Very Diverse

Compared to national avg.

Diversity Rating

B-

Vs. National Avg.

17%

students Rank

#24

SUMMARY

Going to school for Italian Language and Literature is not only a valuable choice, but naturally a required first step for pupils endeavoring to begin a career as an italian novelist, an italian linguistics researcher, or an italian translator. In fact, italian language and literature is a very rare major ranking as the 327th most popular major. Last academic year alone, there were 289 italian language and literature diplomas received. In-state tuition for italian language and literature at private institutions is, on average, 4.1 times more expensive than their public rivals.

With only 114 schools offering italian language and literature you may have limited options as to the institutions that will have an option for you. If you're looking to surround yourself with other italian language and literature students, look at schools in New York which have the most students admitted to italian language and literature annually. Zooming out, the top region to pursue italian language and literature is in the Mid East region with Binghamton University, Vassar College, and Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus best representing the region. Interestingly, our selection for the top conference to study italian language and literature is the Atlantic Coast Conference with Florida State University, University of Notre Dame, and University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus representing the conference. On that topic, our choice for the best school for italian language and literature is Harvard University. You may also want to check out our list of the best colleges.

The best school might not actually be the 'best' school for every student. There can be a bunch of perspectives to consider when choosing college. External stuff like campus amenities, transportation services, and food would sway your thoughts on where to go to college. Here at Authority, we have examined the pros and cons for you. If, for example, you are interested in which italian language and literature college has the top campus, the answer is Harvard University. If you are very interested in which college boasts the finest campus, we have an entire list dedicated to that. We have carefully pored through government databases, professor reviews, student reviews, and more so we can compare every U.S. major in an unbiased and informative way. You can explore our comprehensive list for the universities with the best student life&nbsphere and from that list, our selection of the school with the best student life for italian language and literature is University of Notre Dame. Curious why? Keep reading to learn more about our top choices. Some of our decisions just might shock you.

If price is a primary factor in your decisions, you might consider avoiding Vassar College. Vassar College&nbspis the most expensive school for italian language and literature, at least regarding out of state students. We have an entire page for the most expensive&nbspschools that could put the expense at Vassar College&nbspinto perspective. For more context, you might care to know that italian language and literature is the 129th most expensive major in the US, with an average bill of $35,800. To zoom out a little, the most costly state for italian language and literature nationally is Indiana demonstrated with a cost of $55,046 at the main college in Indiana University of Notre Dame. To zoom out even further, the most costly region of the country for italian language and literature is the Great Lakes region which is best demonstrated with University of Notre Dame with a cost of $55,046, and University of Wisconsin-Madison with a cost of $36,333.

Our cheapest region for italian language and literature is the Southeast region which is represented by Florida State University with a cost of $19,084. More optimistically, the most affordable university for italian language and literature is CUNY Hunter College. Authority.org's full list of the most affordable universities can be explored here.

In-state learners can anticipate paying around $13,100 for a degree in italian language and literature. That cost inflates by a lot to an average of $33,200 for an out-of-state public-school undergraduate. Our choice for the university with the best value for italian language and literature: Harvard University. On this page you can see our comprehensive list of the colleges we see as being the best value&nbspin general. With that said, this section is predicated on out-of-state tuition costs. A discussion of value changes when in-state tuition is considered, as such, we are using out-of-state tuition as the baseline.

Earnings for italian language and literature majors differ widely, but two years after finishing the degree students will regularly earn around $53,400. There is a lot of variation in pay; top positions can bring in up to $97,800. Even straight out of school, the lowest earning opportunities within the italian language and literature field make $29,500, which isn't that bad. The highest earning graduates from italian language and literature attended Harvard University&nbspand if you want to find the schools with all of the highest earning graduates, we have that too.

The overall diversity of italian language and literature falls below average, arriving in the 35th percentile of all programs. The school with the highest composite diversity for italian language and literature is Harvard University&nbspand here you can find our general list of the schools with the most diversity. The financial diversity of Italian Language and Literature only is in the 44th percentile of all majors. Racial diversity is even lower in the 28th percentile. White undergraduates compose the largest proportion, 70%, of scholars majoring in italian language and literature. Additionally, 64% of scholars pursuing an italian language and literature major are women.

The median ranking for italian language and literature professors is 4.4 stars, which is 10% higher than the median for every major; which is a fairly good score. If you are searching for the most popular italian language and literature instructor nationally, look no further than Andrea Dini at Montclair State University. It might come as a surprise, but the highest ranked italian language and literature instructors according to students come from Montclair State University. As we incorporate data other than simply rankings it becomes clear that the college with comprehensively the best professors for italian language and literature is Harvard University. You will find an explanation of our ever evolving ranking methodology of the best overall professors here, as well as many of the top examples of instructors in the country.

Finally, the most difficult university to get into for italian language and literature is Harvard University. While we do not necessarily see the value in it, we have a general list for the hardest colleges to get into. But, we do hope you understand that looking at university with a lens mainly informed by superlatives can cause issues. We encourage you to look at some of our more focused pages on different colleges and read a few of Authority's background articles on useful things to think about as you continue your school search.

Top 25 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

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Rating

#1 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA | www.harvard.edu/

5%

Acceptance

41,024

Students

#3

Ranking

$54K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#2 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA | www.upenn.edu/

9%

Acceptance

30,688

Students

#7

Ranking

$60K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#3 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL | www.northwestern.edu/

9%

Acceptance

25,870

Students

#12

Ranking

$59K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#4 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

Stanford University

Stanford, CA | www.stanford.edu/

5%

Acceptance

20,961

Students

#2

Ranking

$56K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#5 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

Washington University in St Louis

Saint Louis, MO | www.wustl.edu/

16%

Acceptance

17,893

Students

#18

Ranking

$57K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#6 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

Georgetown University

Washington, DC | www.georgetown.edu/

17%

Acceptance

22,720

Students

#19

Ranking

$58K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#7 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

Duke University

Durham, NC | www.duke.edu/

8%

Acceptance

17,855

Students

#6

Ranking

$58K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#8 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH | www.dartmouth.edu/

9%

Acceptance

7,171

Students

#15

Ranking

$60K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#9 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

Columbia University in the City of New York

New York, NY | www.columbia.edu/

7%

Acceptance

33,882

Students

#10

Ranking

$62K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#10 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY | www.cornell.edu/

11%

Acceptance

24,594

Students

#14

Ranking

$59K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#11 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN | www.nd.edu/

19%

Acceptance

13,268

Students

#16

Ranking

$58K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#12 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

University of Virginia-Main Campus

Charlottesville, VA | https://www.virginia.edu/

23%

Acceptance

29,237

Students

#38

Ranking

$53K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#13 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

Tufts University

Medford, MA | https://www.tufts.edu/

16%

Acceptance

13,458

Students

#37

Ranking

$61K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#14 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, MI | https://umich.edu/

26%

Acceptance

49,530

Students

#33

Ranking

$52K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#15 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA | www.ucla.edu/

14%

Acceptance

46,947

Students

#50

Ranking

$43K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#16 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

Barnard College

New York, NY | www.barnard.edu/

14%

Acceptance

2,771

Students

#30

Ranking

$57K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#17 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI | www.wisc.edu/

57%

Acceptance

47,831

Students

#101

Ranking

$39K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#18 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, IL | www.illinois.edu/

63%

Acceptance

57,324

Students

#125

Ranking

$33K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#19 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

Boston College

Chestnut Hill, MA | www.bc.edu/

26%

Acceptance

16,502

Students

#32

Ranking

$60K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#20 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA | www.usc.edu/

16%

Acceptance

52,376

Students

#28

Ranking

$60K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#21 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT | www.middlebury.edu/

22%

Acceptance

4,616

Students

#54

Ranking

$58K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#22 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

Haverford College

Haverford, PA | https://www.haverford.edu/

18%

Acceptance

1,392

Students

#39

Ranking

$59K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#23 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

New York University

New York, NY | www.nyu.edu/

21%

Acceptance

58,361

Students

#23

Ranking

$55K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#24 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX | https://www.utexas.edu/

32%

Acceptance

54,243

Students

#81

Ranking

$40K

Tuition

A+

Rating

#25 2024 Best Colleges for Italian Language and Literature

University of California-Berkeley

Berkeley, CA | www.berkeley.edu/

17%

Acceptance

45,878

Students

#55

Ranking

$44K

Tuition

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